AMSTERDAM -- May 2-12, 2015
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Date-Day

Description

Details

May 2 – Saturday

Depart PDX at 1:30 pm

Flight is 10 hours PDX to AMS

May 3 – Sunday

Arrive AMS at 8:30 am - Take train to Central (about 18 minutes), walk to apartment (1 mile, 20 minutes).

Met Candyce & Eric for lunch at a restaurant in a street market, then went to a wine bar.

May 4 – Monday

Van Gogh Museum in the morning at 9am

Canal boat tour in afternoon then picked up food and wine and went back to our apartment with Candy and Eric.

May 5 – Tuesday

Visit Keukenhof | Have tickets including transportation

Took tram 24 south to the end then walked to tram #4 to head back to Centraal.

May 6 – Wednesday

Took train trip to Delft

On the way back, stopped in Leiden and walked around that town. Met Candy & Eric for dinner at an Italian restaurant

May 7 – Thursday

Met Mark and Cyndy for breakfast. Then went to the Amsterdam Museum

Went to Albert Cuypstraat market, has stroopwafel. Went to the Eye Museum for lunch. Then took tram #26 east to the end of the line.

May 8 – Friday

Stedelijk Museum - opens at 10

Went to a small cafe for lunch on the canal. Then found the tiramisu shop. Then took tram #14 east to the end of the line at Flevopark and tram #7 back to the west side.

May 9 – Saturday

Train to north to Horn and Enkuizen

Zuider Zee Museum

May 10 – Sunday

Bus trip north to Marken, Monnickendam. Boat to Volendam the bus to Edam

 

May 11 – Monday

Rijksmuseum - opens at 9am

May 12 – Tuesday

Depart AMS 10:00 am

Arrive PDX 11:30 am

 
Amsterdam Tram Pass | Ticket Prices | Airport to Central Station | walking distance from Central to our hotel: 1 mile
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