Amsterdam Good Apple Pie
At behest and via the courtesy of the Netherlands Board of Tourism, Jaunted went to Amsterdam to check out what is happneing in AMS right now. Tough gig, we know. Remember, we do this all for you. Enjoy.
Our Amsterdam high has worn off and we're back today reporting on all that we saw and did. We spent our first few hours in Amsterdam checking out our hotel, the Lloyd Hotel, which is a few miles from the center of town on the Oostelijke Handelskade, a little island created in the late 19th century to accomodate steamships coming into the port.
Then we headed out for a guided walking tour of the city and found that Amsterdam is surprisingly walkable. You can definitely cover most important parts of the city by foot. Just try to visit when the weather's warm as we were unfortunate to have cold, windy and rainy weather.
That's why we ducked into De Bakkerwinkel (The Baker's Shop) just off the Red Light District for tea and pie which hit the spot. Yup, we got another bakery tour for ya. The place is a little bit like what you would find in an independent coffee shop, in the states of course. As you know, Amsterdam's coffee shops have a very different meaning. There's a bit of eclectic furniture like wooden tables and fabric-covered chairs, along with living room lamps and floral wall-paper. But its all very cozy.
As for the fare, obviously this place sells delicious bread but also on the menu are salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts. We tried the apple pie (on the right of the plate) and our fellow travelers sampled the chocolate and carrot cakes.
We hit up the Bakkerwinkel on Warmoesstraatt but there are a few other locations throughout the city as well as in nearby Rotterdam and Utrecht.
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