Amsterdam

Another big train trip today - Amsterdam to Bruges (Brugge) with two changes, one slightly harem scarem one in Antwerp, a huge station, which involved a fair hike up escalators and around corners and a fairly easy one at Ghent St Pieters, the smaller station in Ghent, which was quick but relatively easy.

We found our BnB fairly easily and were met by a fellow who was really useful in giving advice and directions in particular for the area around the accommodation. Our room was really a decent sized studio apartment. Breakfast was provided but we fixed it for ourselves.

Thanks to good old daylight savings, we had plenty of time to go for a bit of an explore. We wandered along and found a beautiful park which suited us after a day on trains. We found a very chilled coffee shop in the park where they served coffee (not all chilled 'coffee shops' in Amsterdam sell a lot of coffee) with good music and a very relaxed vibe - I felt very at home very quickly in Amsterdam.Read more