Holland America Line’s Rotterdam cruises from Rotterdam today. Love cruising? Love cycling? Love sweets? From Rotterdam, I cycled less than 10 miles to Delft, the charming village where I stopped to eat and learn more about Stroopwafels with Wil and Erik Schravendijk.
[Eurodam is in St. Petersburg, Russia, today.] When in St. Petersburg, be sure to take time to walk along Nevsky Prospect, if allowed (you will need a visa if not with the ship’s tour.) The famed street is to St. Petersburg what the Champs Elysses is to Paris, or Broadway to New York. Ask your… read more of “St. Petersburg,…”
[Eurodam is in Stockholm today.] Saluhall is one of the Stockholm’s oldest markets and one of the world’s top ten markets, according to a 2007 ranking by Bon Appetit magazine. The market is situated in trendy Ostermalm, easily accessible from the city center by metro (tunnelbana) or by foot. Arrive hungry and try something typically… read more of “A Visit To…”
[Rotterdam docks in Warnemunde, Germany, today, a 2.5-hour train journey away from Berlin, a popular excursion for Holland America Line passengers.] Over lunch at Berlin’s trendy Restaurant Diekmann at Weinhaus Huth, Nicole Röbel tells a story that grandparents might tell their grandchildren. “We had no phone when I was a child,” she says, after finishing… read more of “Berlin: Life Before…”
[Holland America Line’s Rotterdam is in Copenhagen today.] The so-called pedestrian street known as Strøget is your destination on the first of your two perfect days in Copenhagen. Remember, your quest is to find that perfect hot dog that I wrote about earlier. Of course, if you’re in the Danish capital for a day, you’ll… read more of “Two Perfect Days…”
[Prinsedam is in Copenhagen today. The Avid Cruiser advises arriving a few days before or staying a few days after your Holland America Line cruise so that you can enjoy the Danish capital.] If you truly want to experience Copenhagen, skip the Danish and go for the hot dog. After all, every Dane loves a… read more of “Two Perfect Days:…”
New museum offers opportunities for Holland America Line guests cruising to or from the Netherlands this summer. Eurodam calls on Amsterdam July 5. On June 20, 2009, a major new European cultural destination debuts in Amsterdam. Hermitage Amsterdam opens its doors to welcome visitors to an elegantly restored 17th-century building that will serve as the… read more of “St. Petersburg…”
[Eurodam is in Stockholm today.] A Swedish friend met us as we disembarked in Stockholm. She had come only to say hello and to share a taxi with us for the five-minute ride in to the city center where she would report for work. On the way, she suggested that we begin our tour in… read more of “Cruising White…”
