Snæfellsnes – Iceland part 4

Hi everyone,

It seems we’re finally beginning to see some light at the end of the corona tunnle. A lot of countries are turning into code yellow! Time to make plans! (Scroll down for the Dutch version – all pictures are mine mine mine!)

First I was’nt really motivated to finish the Iceland blog as it has no purpose. Why writing a travel blog if the travel industry is completely washed away because of the corona virus. So it took a while….Maybe some of you are dreaming to go to Iceland. So here is the final Iceland blog! 

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Unique Iceland part 2 – Vik I Myrdal & DC3 Airplane

(Picture: Seljalandsfoss waterfall)

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After staying 2 nights in Reykjavik it was time to pack our bags and drive to Vik I Myrdal. While driving to Vik, you will pass by several famous Icelandic waterfalls you cannot miss out! Most of them are just beside the road what’s making it all quite easy to find. Vik is not very far, just a 2,5 hour drive (187 km) and the road and landscapes are very pretty. In Iceland you are not allowed to drive faster than 80 km/ph so if you combine driving with sightseeing you have a full day program.

The Best of Berlin, Germany

(Photo: Me in Berlin)

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Three weeks ago we took a little break and jumped into the car to drive to Berlin in Germany. I went to Berlin a couple of times before. Once when I had a reunion with my study mates from Seoul. The other couple of times on a layover during one of my many work trips. My boyfriend never went to Berlin and the distance is ok if you like to go somewhere by car with a baby. It is a 6,5 hour drive from Amsterdam….so with a baby it takes approximately 8 hours to get in Berlin.

I love Berlin because of it’s edgy vibe and the many restaurants and bars it has. Of course I’m not able to hop from bar to bar but I tried out some cute new places which I will definitely mention in this blog. I will also mention if places are accessible with babies and if a place is child friendly. But if you don’t have a child, this blog will provide all the information you need for a great weekend in Berlin. (Nothing is sponsored, all pictures are mine, scroll down for the Dutch blog and different photo’s). 

The Krka Waterfalls, Croatia

(Photo: Me at the Krka Waterfalls).

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Last Summer I went to Croatia with at that time a 12 week old baby. I went by car from The Netherlands to Zagreb, Novska (family), Split and Rovinj. The most beautiful place I visited in Croatia were the Krka waterfalls. The older I get, the more I appreciate things like nature. I’ve seen many waterfalls in my life, so many I’m not often impressed. But I really liked this one. Probably because it’s big, clean and the environment is nice. Last but not least, you are able to swim here which makes it more special. (All pictures are mine, nothing is sponsored).

Enchanting Bruges, Belgium

(Photo: Near the Beguinage).

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Long time no see! And a happy new year!

The battery of my laptop crashed in December and Apple could not solve the problem. So I couldn’t blog for quite a while. But here I am, back with a brand new laptop. In the mean time I started working again. I passed all the flight safety exams and completed my training, so I’m ready to travel the world again (but parttime).

Anyway, just before Christmas we planned a family getaway to Bruges in Belgium with the baby. As we are tied up with rosters and work schedules again at the moment, we really enjoyed spending some time together. Bruges is not too far from Amsterdam, I guess a 3,5 hour drive which is perfect with a baby. It is the biggest city in the province West-Flanders. They speak Flemisch-Dutch which I of course understand as a Dutchie, very convenient I must say! (All pictures are mine, nothing is sponsored).

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

(Photo: Me in front of the Rijksmuseum. Note: I was 36,5 weeks pregnant when this picture was taken, this is not my normal shape 😉 .)

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My hometown Amsterdam is getting more and more popular among tourists. As I won’t travel so much until January, – why not posting some blogs about Amsterdam! There is enough to see and to do around this beautiful city! In my opinion, Amsterdam is one of the prettiest cities I know! The architecture is incredible, you’ll always find something to do, it is small and cosy and there are a bunch of nice lunch-spots and restaurants around!

The most famous museum of Amsterdam is the Rijksmuseum. I visited this museum several times from when I was younger until a few weeks ago together with my baby. Now you probably think….. going to a museum with a baby???? I never experienced her so quiet and sleepy luckily. (All pictures are mine, nothing is sponsored).

The TransMongolian Express part 4 – The Sights of Siberia

(Photo: Me in front of a Traditional Siberian Wooden House)

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After a 4 day train ride with a Russian train at the TransMongolian / TransSiberian Express route, I arrived in Irkutsk located in the Siberian part of Russia. Irkutsk is 5193 km away from Moscow with the train and I never had any imagination about Siberia. The only thing I knew about it is that it can be -40 degrees during winter time and way in the past people were banned to this part of the world. But if you arrive in Irkutsk, you end up in just a Russian modern civilized city. Somebody was waiting for us at the platform of the train station to take us with a mini van to Listvyanka at the famous Lake Baikal and hand us over our train tickets for the trip to Mongolia. (All photos are taken by me – nothing is sponsored – scroll down for the Dutch version and different photos)

The TransMongolian Express part 3: The Train ride to Siberia!

(Photo: Me at a train stop with an old Trans-Siberian Express Locomotive)

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The Train Trip to Irkutsk in Siberia, Russia had finally started! This track is a part of the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian Express. It is a route which is one of the longest and most famous train routes in the world, in the past used by locals to travel around when they still had a steam locomotive – and nowadays the trains are a bit more modern and still used by locals because not every city is easy to reach, and by a lot of tourists of course. (All photos are made by me, nothing is sponsored, scroll down for the Dutch version and different photos)

The TransMongolian Express part 2 – One day in Moscow

(Photo: Kievskaya metro station in Moscow)

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On a saturday night at 23:55 pm I took the night train from Saint Petersburg to Moscow. This is one of the most important train routes (thats why it is train 001) in Russia, during the night, the train ride takes a little bit more time, and took me in 8 hours to Moscow. This is a quite luxury train with a first class (which we also booked), and has two (already made up) beds which you only have to fold out, in each compartment and free breakfast, water etc. In a train you cannot shower but I was all prepared for it because later on I had to spend 4 whole days in a train without a shower. Thats why I brought different kind of wet towels en wash cloths with me. The ride was quite bumpy and I did not sleep very well as you have to get used to the motion and the sounds of the train. The next morning around 6 am we arrived at the train station of Moscow. (All pictures are taken by me, nothing is sponsored, scroll down for the Dutch version with different photos).

The TransMongolian Express Part 1 – Saint Petersburg

(Photo: Me at the Church on Savior and Blood)

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My Transmongolian Express trip and holidays had finally started when me and my boyfriend flew from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg on a thursday afternoon within just 2 hours and 15 minutes. Quite fast! After picking up the luggage I had to arrange a taxi to my hotel.
There are a lot of illegal taxi drivers offering their services at the airport. I decided to take the official (and legal) taxi at the taxi stand which is very cheap as well. Our hotel was located at the big and most famous street of St. Petersburg called the Nesky Prospekt. At the Nevsky Prospekt street you find almost all the famous churches and buildings of St. Petersburg – if not, they are close by. (All pictures are taken by me – nothing is sponsored – scroll down for the Dutch version and different photos.)