Every day they get a little bigger, and then, "Pop," they start to open.  

 I love these pink lilacs. They always open just a little later than the other lilacs in my neighborhood.

It's true, Iceland is the "Land of the Midnight Sun." I took this picture through my bedroom window last night, a little ...

On the map the Sloten windmill looks like it is way out of town, but it really isn't; it's only about eight miles from Amsterdam...

Riding a bike seems to be the preferred mode of transportation in Amsterdam. We did see some cars, but there's very limited parking wi...

Bikes are easy to rent in Amsterdam, but since riding bikes isn't a special thing for us, we opted for tram cards instead.  We loved r...

Marijuana imagery is everywhere in Amsterdam, and we smell it every day. It has provided lots of opportunities for us to talk to the kid...

Amsterdam has a thriving second hand market - you just have to know where to look. We found a number of high-end vintage stores, the more ...

From the moment the kids saw the pedal boats out on the canal, they wanted to give it a go.  It's one of those things I probably nev...

As we were walking to Rembrandt's House, we happened on Rembrandt Square and this really  interesting "statue" of The...

"STORES PROTECTED BY DNA-SPRAY"  DNA spray? What's that?  S started noticing these signs in shop windows all over t...

There is no way my family could visit a city with a world-renowned science center and not visit. Us not stopping at NEMO would ...