It's almost unreal, but today we booked our one-way tickets to Portland! On 5 March, we'll say farewell to Amsterdam and head westward. That gives us just over two weeks to see, do, and experience all of our favorite things about this city. I love lists, so here are the must-do things that come to mind:

1. Spend an evening lingering over a bottle of wine at Restaurant De Struisvogel 2. Relax at Spa Zuiver 3. Eat Indonesian food at Restaurant Blauw 4. Drink beers at Brouwerij 't IJ 5. Walk around the gardens at Huize Frankendael (where we got married!) 6. Listen to one last concert at Paradiso 7. Walk on the beach at Bloemendaael 8. Drink Blonde Roos beer at Bekeerde Zuster 9. Watch a film at Tuschinski Theater 10. Slide on the marble bench at Droog 11. Cocktails at Vesper Bar, Tales & Spirits, and Bo Cinq 12. Eat stroopwafel ice cream 13. Gaze across the city from the top floor of the library on Ooosterdokseiland 14. Sample beers at Gollem 15. Enjoy the Korean flavors at Yogiyo 16. Take a ferry ride to Noord 17. Consume platefuls of poffertjes at Pancakes! 18. Wander around Noordermarkt

Photo by Joan Costa