For my one and only full day in Brussels, I had absolutely nothing on my itinerary. Prior to my trip I knew I wanted to visit either the Horta Museum or do a tour of the Town Hall in the afternoon, but I had no idea what to do with the rest of my time in the city. I just knew I didn’t want to go the museums route again. After a bit of contemplating, I first walked over to the Grand…
For Day 5 of my trip I bid goodbye to Amsterdam in the morning and hopped on a train to Belgium. My main reason for visiting Antwerp was to see the cathedral, so I only allotted a few hours to spend in the city. However, Antwerp definitely has its own charm and I would love to spend more time there if I have the chance to visit again. Most people would probably take the high speed rail to Belgium, but…
For my last full day in Holland, I started the morning with a visit to Zaanse Schans (a name to which I still don’t know how to pronounce). There are a couple of ways to get to the village – one is to take the heritage bus, which takes about 40 minutes, and the other is to take a train to the nearest station and walk 15 minutes. I ended up taking the train as it was both quicker and…
The next day was my day trip to Den Haag. I left the hotel around 9:30 and got to Den Haag around 11am. Den Haag was a complete 180 from Amsterdam. It was a lot less touristy and had a much more relaxing pace. It’s definitely a good side trip if you want to escape from the city. My first stop that day was the Mauritius Museum. I paid separately for an admission ticket, which also included entry to the…
Day two Amsterdam started at the Rijksmuseum. After taking a million obligatory shots of the IAmsterdam sign in front of the museum, I finally headed inside and started browsing the collection. The museum has an impressive display of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, including Rembrandt’s The Night Watch. While you could easily spend an entire day inside, I limited myself to about three hours, which gave me enough time to walk through all the exhibits. For lunch I grabbed something…