My Trip To Amsterdam.

During the Easter break, me and my boyfriend decided to go on a city break and thought Amsterdam would be the perfect place. After jetting off on the shortest flight of my life (50 minutes!), we arrived at Schipol airport and got a shuttle bus to our hotel. The hotel exceeded my expectations and was a lovely modern 4* hotel on the outskirts of the city centre. It was perfectly situated as we only had to take a 5 minute bus ride into the city centre or could take a long walk or cycle. We stayed in the Westcord Art Hotel if you’re interested. On the first night, I was extremely tired from little sleep the night before and my travel sickness tablets made me super drowsy so we didn't do anything too interesting. We just went into a random restaurant and had a lovely pizza. The first thing I did notice about Amsterdam though was the number of bikes; pretty much everyone cycles it's mad!

Day 1

On the first day, we headed into town on the bus, eager to see what the city had to offer. We walked for a while to try and find a cafe called ‘Lombardos’ which was rated #1 out of 2000+ eating places in Amsterdam. I had the club sandwich and it was honestly the best sandwich of my life. 8 euros later and we were on our way along the picturesque Prichengracht canal to try and find the Anne Frank Museum. We had to queue for an hour so if you are thinking of going I recommend booking online first. It was quite eye opening and for the 9 euros we had to pay, I think it was a pretty good deal! We then went on a canal boat trip whereby we did an hour of sightseeing from the canals. There are canals everywhere in Amsterdam as the man made city is basically held up by dams, so we still got to see pretty much everything. We had headphones on and in your specified language, you get told information and the history of where you are.  After this we went back to the hotel to get ready for our meal at a very up market restaurant called ‘Vlamin Eaten & Drinken’. It was expensive but family owned and the food and service was up to scratch. It was an amazing meal and a great night out.

The nicest club sandwich ever

Me outside the Anne Frank house entrance

Some naughty thing they sold in shops! However I did not do any sorts of drugs whilst here.

View from the canal

Day 2

On our second and last full day, we decided to hire bikes which were incredibly fun. We cycled with maps in hand discovering the road systems. I almost got ran over by mo-ped bikes that were allowed in the cycle lanes (what?!) but due to there being cycle lanes and bike traffic lights, everything was very safe.  We cycled into the city centre and ended up at the famous Museumplein where the famous ‘I amsterdam’ sign is as well as plenty of museums (obviously). After taking a few snaps there, we realised Lombardos was literally round the corner so popped in there for yet another delicious sandwich (I got free range chicken this time – not that much different.) After this we visited Vondelpark which is a very big green park with a lake and plenty of places to sit. Both days we were there, the weather was gorgeous so it was lovely just to sit and relax after the hustle and bustle of the city. That evening, we visited to infamous Red Light District which was a bit of a scratty place in my opinion. There were lots of cheap pubs and bars and hotels with the obvious prostitution and tonnes of sex shops and sex shows (eww).  After a quick visit there we found an Italian restaurant to eat in which wasn’t the best to be honest.  After this we returned to the cosy hotel for cocktails before hitting the sack.

Vondelpark

Our bikes just chillin'

The next morning we had to get up and leave for the airport and I was uber sad about this. I would’ve liked to stay another day or so but I will definitely be returning to this beautiful city now that I know the ins and outs. I definitely recommend it as a place you need to go sometime in your life. Thanks for reading!

What other cities in Europe should I visit?

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