On our second day in Amsterdam we started with the Van Gogh Museum. Tickets sell out early and all sales are online. Glad we had done our research because we saw many people trying to get in and being turned away. The museum was crowded at spots but when we were patient we always gotContinue reading “Amsterdam Day 2”
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Amsterdam Day 1
We left London (at 5am) and boarded the Eurostar to Amsterdam. It was a longer day of travel but the train was comfortable, breakfast was good, and we had lots of time to relax. Once we reached Central Station in Amsterdam we had to figure out another metro system and had some card trouble. AfterContinue reading “Amsterdam Day 1”
London Day 3&4
After the Big Bus tour we decided to return to one stop and explore it more. Hyde Park was once a hunting ground for the royal family but it is now a huge public park. We wanted to make our way to the Peter Pan Statue and park but on our way we stoped atContinue reading “London Day 3&4”
London, Day 1&2
We got into our flat late, after our Eurostar from Lille, and went right to bed. We stayed at a wonderful apartment in the heart of central London. We were within walking to all the major spots, our host Phyllis was a delight to talk to with good local insights. We were so happy weContinue reading “London, Day 1&2”
Lille, France
We said goodbye to B’s host family and made our way to Lille, France by train. The train system is mostly easy to use and we found friendly people to help us navigate buying tickets and finding our platforms everywhere we went. After only a couple of hours of relaxed train travel we stepped outContinue reading “Lille, France”