Third stop. Time for a drink!

After Oostpoort, we usually head to either Oosterpark or Frankendael Park. Both parks are really amazingly green and good for a stroll, a nice picknick, some reading or some sunbathing. If you’d like to have a drink, you should pay a visit to Hotel Arena in Oosterpark, which used to be a Roman Catholic girl-only orphanage. A hidden gem in Frankendael Park is the Huize Frankendael, built in the style of the 17^th century.  

Fourth stop. Can you make the same sound as a gorilla?

If the nature in East falls to your liking, you should also be sure to head to Artis, the city zoo, as well as the Hortus Botanicus. In Artis, you’ll find a large collection of various animals – from lions to penguins, and from gorillas to all kinds of creepy spiders – which are treated well, out in the open air. In Hortus Botanicus, you’ll find plants of which you didn’t expect that they were able to survive in the Netherlands.  

Fifth stop. Ready to see lots of boats?

After a quiet afternoon in the park, we’d love to head to a bar at Middenweg so we can meet our friends for drinks. Alternatively you can head to Bam Boa that is alongside Amstel River, where they have lovely sangria and Portugal-inspired dishes. If you’d like some special beers – together with a romantic sunset – be sure to head back to Casa for roof terrace GAPP. If you’re craving some authentic Italian, you could go to Enoteca Pepenero restaurant. And if after that, you feel like you haven’t really had enough drinks yet (and roof terrace GAPP Is about to close), be sure to head to nice former farmhouse Vergulden Eenhoorn or trendy lounge Mojo’s along the Ringdijk. We do that a lot, so you probably understand we don’t have much money left at the end of the month: hence we usually suffice with three bottles of wine for 10 euros at the Vomar supermarket.