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| Waiting in line for street-herring…this was hours after getting off the plane so my stomach wasn’t ready for it |
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| We took a ferry (fun!) to NDSM (yes it sounds dirty) which has a huge indoor art exhibit and Juliette got to play pretend circus even though she was a bit too small |
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| Me and my new biking BFF (Love her leopard coat!) outside a classic canal house |
We are lucky LUCKY parents to be able to participate in a successful nanny share with good friends and a great nanny. When we found out our nanny-share friends were spending six weeks in Amsterdam for work, we jumped on board to stay with them a few days – Juliette in tow. It was basically co-parenting all week and we loved it!
We’ve both been to Amsterdam in the past (my name ‘Hollyn’ is after Holland!) so Shawn and I felt we could just play-it-by-ear rather than plan every minute.
A few notes and suggestions:
Rent bikes // it was awesome biking around the city, we even biked to and from a boozy dinner (we got a sitter) and everyone made it home okay
Get a sitter // we found one through our AirB&B host and it was fantastic to see Amsterdam at night, with adults-only
Visit the Jordaan Neigh // we loved hanging out in this beautiful area stocked with Instagram-worthy coffee shops and boutiques
Visit the Rijksmuseum // 100% stunning and the cafe there was fab fab fab
Take a canal cruise // we planned our day so that Juliette fell asleep just as we got on the 90-minute boat ride. We brought on a late lunch (the Dutch cheeses are worth every calorie) and had just the loveliest time while Juliette snoozed through the canals
Stock up at Marqt // this is basically a deluxe supermarket chain that had all the best local goodies, I bought maybe twelve bars of delish Dutch chocolate and don’t regret it
Plan extra time at local parks // We went to Westerpark twice, they have great restaurants, a petting zoo, and adorable playground, we also biked around and hit the playground at Vondelpark
We’ve both been to Amsterdam in the past (my name ‘Hollyn’ is after Holland!) so Shawn and I felt we could just play-it-by-ear rather than plan every minute.
A few notes and suggestions:
Rent bikes // it was awesome biking around the city, we even biked to and from a boozy dinner (we got a sitter) and everyone made it home okay
Get a sitter // we found one through our AirB&B host and it was fantastic to see Amsterdam at night, with adults-only
Visit the Jordaan Neigh // we loved hanging out in this beautiful area stocked with Instagram-worthy coffee shops and boutiques
Visit the Rijksmuseum // 100% stunning and the cafe there was fab fab fab
Take a canal cruise // we planned our day so that Juliette fell asleep just as we got on the 90-minute boat ride. We brought on a late lunch (the Dutch cheeses are worth every calorie) and had just the loveliest time while Juliette snoozed through the canals
Stock up at Marqt // this is basically a deluxe supermarket chain that had all the best local goodies, I bought maybe twelve bars of delish Dutch chocolate and don’t regret it
Plan extra time at local parks // We went to Westerpark twice, they have great restaurants, a petting zoo, and adorable playground, we also biked around and hit the playground at Vondelpark
Shopping Info:
Stroller // Mamas & Pappas Urbo2 // Juliette’s Camel Coat // Gap Kids // My sherpa coat // old, similar here // My grey booties // Dolce Vita // My sneakers // old, similar here // my fleece pullover // Abercrombie + Fitch
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| Juliette NOT sleeping in her plane bassinet on the way home…ciao! |