When I learned that I was going to Holland last month, I told myself, by hook or by crook, I must have a picture taken with windmill as my background. Luckily, the place where my boss’ sister lives has a windmill nearby and we went there on our 3rd day in Limmen for a visit…
Tag: Holland
Amsterdam Experience
On the 2nd day of our sales meeting in Holland, we tried to squeeze in our topics as much as we could in the whole morning so that we could go to Amsterdam and have fun as a group. We went cruising for an hour (will blog about it separately) before we went around Amsterdam…
Madurodam, Scheveningen
The next day after I arrived in Holland, the boss along with his wife took us to Madurodam. Madurodam is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands, home to a range of perfect 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch castles, public buildings, and large industrial projects as…
Shepherd’s House, North Holland
Spent the first three nights at the Shepherd’s House in North Holland with the boss and his wife. It is one of the oldest villages in North Holland, Limmen, a Bed and Breakfast house rebuilt to current standards. It is surrounded by extensive meadows, near the coast, and ideal for nature lovers who want to…
Immigration experience at Amsterdam airport
On June 24, at 2pm, we finally landed at Amsterdam after a long trip. With the amount of documents submitted to the Embassy of the Netherlands in Makati City, I thought everything will be fine. Until the Immigration Officer stopped me with so many questions. It was my boss, a Dutch, who argued with them…