Travel Tips

Facade of the apartment I rented from CityMundo. 2 floors up from the quaint and comfortable Reestraat.

Taking a morning walk down a little street. On the Prinsengracht corner of my apartment street, north side is a cafe/restaurant.. directly across the street from....

Cafe Koffie Huis De Hoek

Every morning I had good coffee and an occasional uitsmijter for breakfast here.
The gentleman who ran this place was very friendly, helpful and one of the most genuine people I have ever met in Amsterdam, and that is saying a lot.

They will prepare an excellent uitsmijter (Nederlands-style "omelet") with any ingredients, any way you like, anytime before they close in the afternoon.
After breakfast, they set out tables on the Reestraat bridge over the Prinsengracht for afternoon coffee.

Consistently good coffee, food and service, the occasional joke & pat on the back, and always the "Doei!" as you leave to start your day.

Just down (east) Reestraat from Cafe Koffie Huis De Hoek is a gallery, which is across the street from....

The wonderful and extremely interesting Bead Art Shop of Ellie Saiyd, which contains beautiful art objects from all over Asia, not to mention the most gracious and lovely Ellie Saiyd herself.
More on her later under "Shopping"...
Bead Art Shop

Across the street it's time to stop for coffee and to take photos of street life

Sitting in a cafe across from my apartment, taking shots of anything and everything/everyone that goes by.

Then across the street to the corner...

Cafe Pullitzer, which sits looking at the Keizersgracht at the east end of Reestraat, is part of the Hotel Pullitzer, which is all the way at the other end, where we started, at the Prinsengracht bridge

Hope you enjoyed the walk.

If you click below, you will be able to "virtually walk" through the Jordaan, starting out right where this walk does, facing east on Reestraat bridge (Reesluis) over Prinsengraht, headed down my street.

Reestraat walk

Tot straks.