We ate some street food like waffles, Amsterdam famous fries etc. We bought fridge magnets there (3 for 5 Euros). It's a street full of clothes, shoes, and souvenirs. We then went to this amazing street market called Albus Cyprus. We paid 50 cents each mostly at few places. Oh yeah, using public restrooms in some parts of Europe costs you. Meh, not so impressive, totally skippable I mainly wanted to use their free washroom. We saw a diamond factory at one of the stops. You are on your own. There is continuous commentary on the cruise explaining the significance of each stop. But remember, once you get to the last stop, there is no canal boat that will get you back to the centraal. You can explore the whole city by getting down at 7 different stops. There are various operators and you can choose anyone. They are a great way to roam about the city.

Our agent booked us hop on hop off canal cruise. I still get a tingling sensation (in a good way) when I recall my time there. Oh btw, the feel of the place is enticing I tell you. Cursing myself for such a rocky start, husband and I set off to wander. The moment we stepped outside the station, I broke my phone. Once you buy the tickets, hop on to any train heading towards Amsterdam and get down at Amsterdam Centraal. I think return tickets to and fro cost us 10€ each. It is very easy to buy tickets from the kiosk. Keep around 45 minutes (maximum) for stamping, 10-15 minutes to buy the metro tickets (took us 5). It takes around 15-20 minutes in the metro to travel from the airport to Amsterdam Centraal station, which is like the main centre of the whole city. It is known for its many many canals, beautiful architecture and the famous Van Gogh museum. So instead of spending a fortune on the rescheduling, we decided to make most of it by exploring the fascinating city.Ī little about Amsterdam. But I made an amazing booking mistake which gave us 11 hours of layover. Initially, our layover was only supposed to be for 4 hours in Amsterdam while flying to London from Delhi via Amsterdam. In this post, I'm going to describe how we utilized our layover in Amsterdam and it will help you too if you are flying to any European city with a layover of more than 7 hours in Amsterdam. I was robbed blind by travel agent, did so much research on travel that should earn me a PhD, and lost tasty yet expensive cheese in the streets of a Netherlands village.

I did my first grand Euro trip in April 2018.

The layover amsterdam