A-Train Hotel in Amsterdam: Central and Quirky

A Train Hotel Amsterdam | FocusedTravels

I was looking for a hotel near the main train station, Amsterdam Centraal, in Amsterdam when I discovered the A-train Hotel. I spent one night at this hotel. Here is my review of my stay at the A-Train hotel in Amsterdam. Directions from Amsterdam’s central station to A-Train Hotel Getting from Amsterdam Centraal station to …

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Canal tour of Amsterdam: see the city in the dark

Canal Tour Amsterdam Canal Bridge

After finishing my meetings in Amsterdam, I was feeling for sightseeing. It was a cold and wet evening, but I just could not see myself spending the evening in my hotel room. I went online and booked a canal tour of Amsterdam – it provided the best option of sightseeing while remaining dry and indoors. …

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The Heineken Museum: A beery nice experience!

The Heineken Experience-2

After the work part of an overseas trip was finished, my partner joined me in Amsterdam for a few days in Europe. We met at Amsterdam Central station. It was a rainy and cold spring day in Amsterdam. It was quite miserable to be outside. Since we only had the one day in Amsterdam, we decided to make …

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The making of Dutch wooden shoes at Zaanse Schans

Dutch Wooden Shoe making at the Zaanse Schans village near Amsterdam.

After arriving at Zaanse Schans, which is less than 20 minutes from Amsterdam, we decided to first go to the Dutch wooden shoe workshop. We had never seen Dutch wooden clogs before and wanted to learn more about these shoes. Click here for the ultimate list of bucket list items for Amsterdam! Please note that …

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