Hi everyone,
I was thinking about doing some Holiday post's on my blog, and wanted to start with my trip to Amsterdam in October, 2015. This was my first holiday abroad with my boyfriend and was so amazing to visit the beautiful City of Amsterdam.
Firstly we started by heading down to a local Travel Agents to find the perfect hotel for our City Break and when we came across Die Port Van Cleve hotel we looked no further, we booked a room and looked through all the photographs and was ready to head away in just a few weeks time, the hotel was perfect, the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Our room was spacious, the room had a warm and homely feel and we loved every second of our time exploring the City. The hotel was very spacious in size, the lifts and hallways reminded me of my favourite childhood programme Suite Life of Zac and Cody (My boyfriend agrees too). The reviews we read about the hotel made our decision more definite and easier, everything about our trip from the 40 minute flight to the trams to the hotel was so simple and easy - I was slightly nervous about the travel, however Tom took it all in his stride and got us where we needed to be. I enjoyed and smiled every single millisecond of our trip and cannot wait to go back this year. This city has a special place in our hearts as our first proper holiday so we aim to go every year - few years now.
How beautiful was our hotel? In the evening, we'd often sit outside as we had a bar included in the hotel and admire the views, it was so, so beautiful and right on Dam Square, it is still to this date the best hotel I've ever stayed at.
Top 5 thing's to do in Amsterdam:
- Explore the city & coffee shops
- Go to the Madame Tussauds
- Boat trips along the river
- Check out the food - and shops!
- Visit the Heineken Factory
We had picked a very good week to go to Amsterdam, as they had a fair going on - until so late at night, so even after we had nice fancy meals and had a stroll through the shops (and picked up a cheeky dessert to take back to the hotel) we were able to go on rides! It was one of the craziest and most surreal experiences, it was like a whole new world out there, as we live in the UK. Here's a photo so you can see how amazing it all looked, and during the evening again the lights were incredible - this photograph was taken from one of the higher levels in Madame Tussauds it really captured a nice picturesque view. We went on the fairest wheel and was able to overlook the area.
I hope you enjoyed a small insight to our trip away, I really would recommend a trip to Amsterdam with either your friends, or loved one as a nice City Break. I have well and truly got the holiday blues right now - I think this evening I'm going to plan to book the dates of our trip back there, I miss it so much - do you ever do this, look back on photos and reflect on your holiday's and want to go back so much more? That's me right now, after reading this post - go through pictures of your last holiday and let me know where you went also. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing.
Love, Em xox
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