2015年5月1日星期五

7D7N Amsterdam with the Baby

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Tulips in Keukenhof

It's been a fun week, it's not easy to travel with an infant, but it wasn't that hard too, not as eventful as I thought it will be.

Bringing a baby slows everything down, we achieved only one destination everyday, take our time to stop and rest and enjoy the day.

Below is our itinerary before I go into details of everything, well maybe not everything, just things I think it's worth the mention.

Day 1:

  • Arrived in Schiphol Airport at 7am
  • Got our luggage, and bought train tickets to Amsterdam Centraal (Euro5.10 per pax per trip)
  • Westerpark to check in to our apartment for the week
  • Went groceries shopping for the first thing, bought baby diapers and water supply
  • Went to Amsterdam Centraal to get ourselves OV Chipkaart for public transport in Netherlands
  • Went to Prinsengraght to have lunch at Pancakes! Amsterdam (Euro19.70 for two)
  • Walked along canal, stopped by Dam to buy shoes, Singel for Flower Market
  • Got simple groceries, and got home for dinner


Day 2:

  • Have breakfast in Piq Niq in Joordan (Approximately Euro17)
  • Took bus to Haarlem 
  • Had lunch in Stempels (Euro28.80 for two)
  • Visited Teylers Museum (Euro12 per pax including audio guide)
  • Took train to go back to Amsterdam
  • Had dinner in The Pancake Bakery (Euro 28.70)


Day 3:

  • Breakfast in Winkel 43 (Euro 14.70)
  • Took bus to Keukenhof (Euro 28.50 per pax for combi ticket)
  • Had lunch in Keukenhof (carrot cake, hot chocolate, herring, sandwich with ham and a beer)
  • Went back to Amsterdam
  • Had dinner in Kop Van Jut (Euro 46.20 for two)


Day 4:

  • Woke up way too late, bought bread from Westerpark Bakery to have breakfast at home
  • Went to De Kas for lunch (Euro 66 for two)
  • Enjoy some snacks at Museumplein
  • Sunbathing in front of Concertgebouw
  • Had dinner in De Blauw Hollander (Euro 37.75)


Day 5:

  • Woke up super early to catch at train at 7.17am to Antwerp
  • Enjoyed the architecture of Antwerpen Centraal
  • Visited weekly exotic market at Theatreplein
  • Had lunch at Cafe 't Putke (Euro 25.50 for two)
  • Visited Cathedral of Our Lady (Euro 6 per pax)
  • Visited Plantin-Moretus Museum (Euro 8 per pax, Euro 2 for an audio guide)
  • Had dinner at Maurice & Dietrich at Grote Markt (Euro 24.60 for two)
  • Took a 7.30pm train back to Amsterdam


Day 6:

  • Woke up way too late, and bought croissants from Albert Heijn Market (because Westerpark Bakery was closed) for breakfast
  • Had lunch at Cafe-Restaurant in de Buurt (Euro 34.60 for two)
  • Visited Rijksmuseum (Euro 17.50 per pax)
  • Had dinner again at Cafe-Restaurant in de Buurt (Euro 43 for two)


Day 7:

  • Had breakfast at home
  • Walked to Westergasfabriek and enjoyed King's Day
  • Had hotdog in the park (Euro 5)
  • Had a super nice latte in Espresso Fabriek 
  • Walked around the town just to immerse ourselves in the festive mood
  • Bought cheese at Kaasland
  • Walked back to Westerpark
  • Had dinner at Bella Storia (Euro 20 for two)


Day 8:

  • Woke up early, prepared ourselves and went to airport
  • Said goodbye to this wonderful city

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