On this last tour we finally made it up the Eiffel Tower; what a view!
Brussels – Flower Carpet
Fell with our nose in the butter on our tour from Paris to Amsterdam, and saw the first night of the Flower Carpet in Brussels! This is a 3 day festival, held only once every two years, the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, complete with beautiful fireworks, which we also saw, quite by chance! What a privilege to have been able to witness this, really a once in a lifetime event!
Paris – August 2016
Greetings from beautiful city of lights, Paris.
Europride/Gay Pride 2016
Today is the Europride/Gay Pride Canal Boat Parade, on a beautiful sunny Saturday!
Come to Amsterdam, and join in the fun, by contacting Marion for your sightseeing tour!
Lage Vuursche
Today we enjoyed lunch at Lage Vuursche Pancake House with group of doctors from Manila. This is where Queen Beatrix grew up, and she has now again retired to.
It is understandable why: it is a beautiful woodsy environment, and the pancake house street looks just like the gingerbread houses of “Hansl and Gretl”!
Contact Marion to also plan an excision here!
Gentse Feesten
De “Gentse Feesten” are a 10 day musical event every summer, with musical venues and lots of fun all over the city; we will officially organize a “singles tour” to this event next year; watch out for updates about this in the future!
Tours by Marion
Tours by Marion voudrait exprimer notre solidarite et sympathie au peuple francais et les habitants de Nice – vive la France, vive la liberte, egalite, fraternite, et l’on ne cedera jamais aux terroristes!
(Photo: @AmsterdamNL/Twitter)
July 4th
Wishing you a wonderful July 4th Holiday from Amsterdam!
Volendam/Marken – Special Excursion
Special Excursion to the historic villages of Volendam/Marken – a great chance to see the beautiful Dutch country side!
Available on a first come, first served basis. For the price of €45,00 per person we offer tour bus & guide from Amsterdam.
Minimum participation 25 passengers.
The bus departs from the Amsterdam city center, and the drive to the villages is approximately half an hour.
For information and booking please contact Marion.
Tipping in the Netherlands
I honestly do not understand why so many websites recommend not tipping your tour guide in the Netherlands?
Tour guides work only seasonally and are paid by the job (and salaries are not that great). In the winter they are mostly unemployed as other jobs are hard to come by, and it is hard to make a living off what was earned during the tour season; so next time you take a tour, and you think your tour guide was great – please tip her/him, and it will be greatly appreciated, even more than kissing!