Nice surprise.

Dave scutt · April 5, 2022

Hi all.

It's my 50th birthday Thursday, my wife has just said she's booked a table for 2 at Senses Restaurant ,and need to pack today because we're leaving in the morning.

Feeling confused about having to pack and leaving in the morning, she says I've booked 5 nights at the Ink Hotel and the restaurant is in Amsterdam.

How nice is she to arrange all this ,friends are coming round each day to look after the horses, dogs, cats and chickens and the boys are staying at their nans and she's taking them to school.

Has any one been to Amsterdam any tips on museum's etc.

Dave

RobertI · April 5, 2022

Fantastic, enjoy your trip! Last time I was in Amsterdam was a friend’s stag do - unfortunately he had under-booked the hotel rooms and I had to share a double bed with a bloke I hardly knew. Awkward! 🙂

Captain Scarlet · April 6, 2022

Happy Birthday. We of course will need to see any astro-related presents!

Magnus

Pixies · April 7, 2022

I love Amsterdam. It's a great place to just hang out and take in the (relaxed) atmosphere. And I'm not talking about THAT

If you want museums/history, the Rijksmuseum has enough to keep you busy for the 5 days. There's also the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House. The latter can be a bit harrowing, obviously.

Get some Malaysian food too. Kantjil & de Tijger in Spuistraat is great. The fantastic Cafe Hoppe (pub) is nearby, which is a must-do, in my opinion.

I just like hanging-out in the canal area to the east of the city, on to The Jordaan further east. Lots of cafes, quaint shops, etc. The INK hotel is well placed for all that.

For sight-seeing tours, there are lots of boat/canal tours, which are are loads better than the usual open-top bus tours, which get stuck in traffic-jams in most European cities. A bike tour is good too, if that's your thing.

Note - it's been 5 years since I was there last, so things might have changed.

Dave scutt · April 7, 2022

9 hours ago, Pixies said:

I love Amsterdam. It's a great place to just hang out and take in the (relaxed) atmosphere. And I'm not talking about THAT

If you want museums/history, the Rijksmuseum has enough to keep you busy for the 5 days. There's also the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House. The latter can be a bit harrowing, obviously.

Get some Malaysian food too. Kantjil & de Tijger in Spuistraat is great. The fantastic Cafe Hoppe (pub) is nearby, which is a must-do, in my opinion.

I just like hanging-out in the canal area to the east of the city, on to The Jordaan further east. Lots of cafes, quaint shops, etc. The INK hotel is well placed for all that.

For sight-seeing tours, there are lots of boat/canal tours, which are are loads better than the usual open-top bus tours, which get stuck in traffic-jams in most European cities. A bike tour is good too, if that's your thing.

Note - it's been 5 years since I was there last, so things might have changed.

It's very nice other here, there mad on there bikes though. For my 50th today we went to a nice restaurant called senses for a 7 course meal food was outstanding would recommend it .