Danhauser Travel Blogs

  4/29/26– What a great night’s sleep. The bed is comfy and the fan is more than enough to cool off the room. This coupled with how nice the rainwater shower is makes this an excellent choice to stay at. I spend the morning catching up on a few things. Kelvin is not as interested in museums as I am so we plan to do our own thing today. The place that has my eye is the Rembrandt House museum which is only about a ten minute walk away.          Between 1639 and 1658, Rembrandt painted and had his art dealership run through this house (until he got too far behind in debts and had to sell it along with much of his work).   The cost is a bit steep at 23.50 Euros ($27 USD), but it is quite informative. There are about five floors or so, each depicting his work alongside showing his studio, kitchen and where he taught others his trade.          Back outside, I locate where the Rembrandt Memorial is and walk around the canal an...

  4/28/26– It’s very early at 3am. We gather our things and walk a few minutes down the road to the bus that’ll take us to St Pancras Station. Surprisingly the weather doesn’t seem too bad considering it’s in the 40’s. We have to switch buses during the journey, but we soon arrive at the station about 90 minutes early, mainly to have time to check out the Harry Potter 9 ¾ wall. Upon arriving we find they still have the sign up but no longer have the cart embedded into the wall like the last time I was here. A bit disappointed and curious, but we continue to the Eurostar platforms to check-in.  Security is much like an airport as our bags are scanned and we go through passport control. We find seats in the lobby and wait another thirty minutes before we’re able to board. Amsterdam here we come.          The four hour ride is helped by the two hours of sleep I’m able to get at the beginning, but unfortunately there isn’t much of a view of the cou...

  4/27/26– I think I slept for close to 11 hours last night and wake up around 6am. The rest did me good as my legs feel somewhat replenished, but I’m expecting today to tighten them back up again. Since we’re both awake, we pre-purchase tickets to the Tower of London at 10am online and head out to a pastry shop nearby for breakfast. The vanilla custard cream donut is exactly what I’ve been craving to start the day. After about half an hour or so we hit the tube, which is packed for rush hour, and arrive an hour before they open. We take this time to stroll around the area before getting in the line that’s already forming. Once inside, Kelvin has the bright idea to head up the outside walls as everyone else scurries into the middle of the complex. This proves to be quite enjoyable as there’s nobody in our way while we stroll at our own leisure. We spend a good forty minutes ducking in an out of towers before coming back down where the Crown Jewels building is. Despite there...