Etap Amsterdam

Early morning Easyjet flight = touchdown in Amsterdam and arrival in the city centre about 10.30 am, completely knackered but ready to hit the streets! I purchased a map at the airport which came in extremely handy as I quickly realized that every street ...

The second day in Amsterdam started with a cheeky lie in, which meant the bike tour I was planning on doing was postponed until tomorrow in favour of a canal tour. When I first arrived in town I headed to the largest park, the VondelPark, which was just ...

... delay for KLM passengers, whose plane wouldn't start meaning that they would have to wait for a replacement to fly in from Amsterdam. We walked out and boarded the plane, enjoying our self-selected seats in row 2 before leaving not too late. Turboprop ...

... to where my booked hotel should be located. This turned out to be a pretty rough neighborhood, much like some western parts of Amsterdam. The hotel, which was situated right next to a soccer field, seemed to be focused more on large groups visiting them. ...

... the Brussels-Zuid station across the road. Back at Brussels-Zuid we grabbed dinner, enquired about reservations and trains to Amsterdam on Thursday and browsed the 3 chocolate shops on the concourse. Of course we couldn't resist a little Cote d'Or dark ...