TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

When my old work colleague, Miss Luster visited me last year I brought her to the village of Muiden to visit the Muiden Castle, however, I forgot that during Mondays all museums which includes castles and mansions for public/tourism viewing are mostly closed in the Netherlands, with the exception of Amsterdam. Muiden Castle (Muiderslot) and the flat Dutch Landscape Website: Muiden Castle (Muiderslot) So helaas we could not visit the Muiden Castle which is a bummer. Although for their 2014 schedule I can see that the castle is now open on Mondays. I have been here a few times and have visited the castle twice, both on a castle tour. It is a beautiful and very compact castle with a moat, and is not that far from Amsterdam. This castle is a great idea for a side trip from the capital city for those who wish to see something different outside Amsterdam, like a castle, a little village or even a trip to Pampus, an island fortress nearby. So we just hanged out for a little while ...

I finally made it to Muiden! Dutchman was teasing me that our weekend was a grand and marvelous [insert sarcasm here] one. With all the culture, history, art and architecture we absorbed in the little village of Muiden, nothing could have been so much better. Actually, Dutchman refused to go with me in to the castle. He is, as written and published many times in this blog, per culture, art, and history pursuits totally overdosed – blanched – ad nauseam – defunct. His brains will malfunction if you show him pictures of bewitching architectural masterpieces. The Muiderslot in Muiden, constructed in 1280 by Graaf Floris V. The writer Pieter Cornelisz. (PC) Hooft also lived here during the Golden Ages (17th century). What to do? What can you actually do if you grew up in a country and continent with breathtaking castles, mystical ruins, and amazing works of art and architecture still standing tall? Answer: you get used to them and sometimes take them for granted. Dutchman said – If you hav...