cosy | Amsterdamian - Amsterdam Blog

Day Trips from Amsterdam: My Guide to Breda

by Dana Marin | Sep 10, 2021 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 0

Looking for a perfectly relaxed day trip from Amsterdam? Then you might want to consider Breda, a...

Cosy evening at Bardak

by Dana Marin | Jan 11, 2020 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

It’s almost the middle of winter and the perfect time for evenings spent indoors, with...

Edinburgh, the Cold Beauty

by Dana Marin | Oct 13, 2019 | All Photos, Travels | 0

My friend and I were planning this trip to Edinburgh for about a year; we wanted to celebrate our...

Day Trip to Zaandam

by Dana Marin | Sep 16, 2019 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 1

Zaandam is a city situated right above Amsterdam, in the province of North Holland. A day trip to...

Autumn is Back

by Dana Marin | Sep 7, 2019 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 3

The gloomy days are back! Slowly, we’re getting reacquainted with the grey skies, rainy days...

The beauty of a winter evening

by Dana Marin | Jan 3, 2018 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2

I keep going back and perusing the pictures I took in the few days of snow that Amsterdam had this winter. The ones I took in the evening are my favourites. This city has a special glow in the evening light and the snow only...

Coffee Tasting at Jones Brothers

by Dana Marin | Dec 5, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

One of the biggest pleasures of the day, for me and for many others like me, is a good cup of coffee. I like to start my morning surrounded by the lovely aroma of fresh coffee. I discovered specialty coffee a few years ago and...

Autumn in Utrecht

by Dana Marin | Nov 4, 2017 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 0

Another day off, another day-trip. This time, to the charming city of Utrecht, which I absolutely love. I enjoyed strolling around the cosy streets, walking alongside the Oudegracht (Old Canal) and perusing the little...

Cosy days

by Dana Marin | Oct 21, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you...

All the Luck in the World

by Dana Marin | Sep 8, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 2

Pretty name for a shop, right? It caught my eye when I passed by, and although I wasn’t there for shopping, I had to enter and have a look at what they offer. The colours inside were very inviting. This cosy...

A Lovely Evening in Giethoorn

by Dana Marin | Jun 29, 2017 | All Photos, The Netherlands | 0

At the end of the day, after all the tourists are gone, Giethoorn becomes still and peaceful. On the canals, only a lonely boat here and there would disturb the water mirror. On the footpaths, locals carrying their groceries in...

Beautiful rainy day in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Jun 3, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

A photo and video essay about a beautiful rainy day in Haarlemmerbuurt,...

Why Visit Amsterdam in Winter

by Dana Marin | Jan 5, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 4

Amsterdam is a charming city in every season. If you ask me, I could give you some good reasons to visit the city in any season. Winter is not really my favourite, but it has its attractions and joys as well. It’s true...

Hygge. Or gezelligheid

by Dana Marin | Dec 21, 2016 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

I recently found out that “hygge” is a finalist on the Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 “word of the year” shortlist. I’ve never heard of this word before, a word best translated through the English...