I visited Amsterdam for the day and spent lower than £200 – right here’s what I received as much as (Picture: Sophie Harris)
With a return flight from costing round £120 and a flight time of only one hour, has been considered one of my favorite locations to go to for a number of years.
Nonetheless, I had by no means simply spent a day exploring the town, it had all the time been for 3 or 4 days, generally extra.
After touchdown within the metropolis shortly after 9am, I caught the prepare to Amsterdam Central Station which took lower than 25 minutes and price round £9.
First on the checklist was considered one of my favorite breakfast areas within the metropolis, PANCAKES Amsterdam Central which sits in a main location immediately throughout from the station and proper on the sting of the Crimson Mild District.
The restaurant has an unlimited menu, from conventional Dutch pancakes to American pancakes, and after visiting a number of occasions, it has all the time been scrumptious.
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The restaurant has an unlimited menu, from conventional Dutch pancakes to American pancakes (Picture: Sophie Harris)
Different fashionable breakfast spots embody Bakers & Roasters, Observing Jacob and Mortimer.
After a fast breakfast, we headed up one of the crucial fashionable roads, the Damrak, in the direction of Dam Sq. which is dwelling to the Royal Palace Amsterdam, a grand residence for royal receptions since 1808.
The Damrak runs parallel to considered one of Amsterdam’s three Crimson Mild Districts, which has quite a lot of bars and outlets.
Tony’s Chocoloney can be an excellent fashionable store within the metropolis with guests capable of create their very own bars and store the complete Dutch confectionary vary.
No journey to Amsterdam is full with out a store round De Bikenkorf, a high-end division retailer within the Netherlands, with its flagship within the centre of Dam Sq., though with solely hand baggage, it was a fast window store go to for me.
After this, I headed in the direction of van Wonderen Stroopwafels, a well-known retailer that claims they make “the world’s greatest stroopwafels”.
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The Arduous Rock Cafe in Amsterdam is positioned near Vondelpark (Picture: Sophie Harris)
A stroopwafel is a scrumptious Dutch cookie which is full of spiced buttery caramel syrup and is bought on practically each road within the metropolis.
Nonetheless, it’s van Wonderen Stroopwafels I’ve visited each time I’ve been within the metropolis. The store even went viral on that means you’ll be able to anticipate an extended queue outdoors.
Equally, Van Stapele Koekmakerij, recognized for its signature chocolate cookie, additionally went viral on social media final yr after guests found the store.
Located in a buzzing neighbourhood, the shop solely sells one kind of cookie, a darkish chocolate cookie with a white chocolate filling.
The web site defined: “On February 6, 2013, the Van Stapele cookie was born within the small kitchen of Vera van Stapele. She immediately fell in love and couldn’t wait to share her discovery with the world.
“On December 1, 2013, she opened the doorways of her cosy cookie store in a small alley in Amsterdam and by no means appeared again.”
There are a number of corporations who provide boat journeys by means of the town (Picture: Sophie Harris)
Amsterdam is understood for its elaborate canal system (Picture: Getty)
There are numerous eateries within the metropolis and guests want a number of days to discover and check out the entire tasty meals. On the day I visited, the solar was shining so I opted for a fast journey to the Arduous Rock Cafe which is located barely south of the town, near the Rijksmuseum and Vondelpark.
Amsterdam additionally has an ideal transport system, with trams operating all through the vast majority of the town and a visit to the Arduous Rock required a hop on the tram after already strolling a number of miles.
Vondelpark is the biggest metropolis park in Amsterdam and essentially the most well-known within the Netherlands, and for good purpose. It’s a tremendous location to stroll, cycle or loosen up with varied ponds.
I didn’t have an excessive amount of time left within the metropolis so headed again to Amsterdam Central Station for an hour’s boat experience across the canals. A number of corporations provide boat journeys, taking guests previous well-known buildings just like the Anne Frank Home and the Dutch Nationwide Opera that are properly definitely worth the go to.
Different well-known sights embody the Van Gogh Museum, ARTIS Zoo, the Heineken Expertise and A’DAM Lookout.
After the boat experience it was time to say goodbye to the town earlier than hopping again onto the prepare and heading again to the airport. It was tremendous enjoyable visiting for a day, however I’d suggest spending a minimum of three days exploring should you’ve by no means been earlier than.
