Amsterdam

This is the place where ‘day trips abroad’ started!

I’ve been Amsterdam three times now, the first in 2017 and most recently in 2019. All three trips were for the day. The flight is super quick and then you jump onto a direct train from the airport into the city centre. If you purchase a travel card you’ll be able to use all public transport throughout Amsterdam for the day and then back to the airport to catch the return flight, which is what we did.

There is so much to do and see in Amsterdam and you can get through a lot in a day. Everything is easily accessible via public transport or walking. Each time I’ve visited I’ve seen different places and done new activities.

Have a look at the list below if you need some inspiration:

Anne Frank House
Tulip Fields & Keukenhof Gardens – only during the springtime, when they bloom
Flower Market
Visit a museum – the world-famous Rijksmuseum and Van Goh museum
Visit the iconic IAmsterdam sign
Canal cruise – Amsterdam is a network of canals
The Prince’s Canal – in the beautiful neighbourhood of Jordaan
Narrow Houses – a strip of houses near Centraal Station
Red Light District
Madurodam miniature village – see the national landmarks and feel like a giant in this theme park
A’Dam Lookout & Over The Edge Swings
Windmills at the Zaanse Schans
Hotel Zaandam – cartoon style building giving the illusion of traditional Dutch houses stacked on each other
Try a local stroopwafel – popular caramel-filled wafer cookie
Dam square
Madame Tussauds
Take a city bike tour
Vondelpark – the city’s favourite park
Staalmeestersbrug Love Lock Bridge
Sample the Dutch street food
‘Wake me up when I’m famous’ – street art
Hortus Botanicus – botanical gardens