Hello,
Added 5 nights to our Amsterdam/NL trip. I have a few questions I hope to get some help with. I made a prior post but it seems to be gone, so my apologies if it shows up for duplication.
Dates for the Belgium section will be Dec 1-6th. Tentative last night in Utrecht to make transit to AMS on Dec 6th for our afternoon flight easy.
Bruges or Ghent?
As per usual, having trouble deciding. If we stay in Bruges, our choices are more limited, as our trip is in the next 6 weeks. There is one B&B, Collier, that looks good, and Hotel Alegria. Has anyone stayed? We can also move places, although that isn't something I'd normally do. But we will only have light backpacks (my backpack for two weeks in Romania weighed 13.4 lbs), so I'm not too worried about that. Bruges will have their Christmas market going during our stay, so a plus. However, our time in either place will be over the weekend, so what should I expect for closures? Any other recommendations for lodging suggestions? (I have been reading all the threads and checking those out, it's so late to book it seems)How many days?
Right now, I was thinking three nights for either Bruges or Ghent, then on to Utrecht, with a stop in Antwerp for the day. Land in Utrecht for two nights, arriving later so it would set us up for a relaxing full last day in Utrecht. Does this sound feasible? Or should we stay two nights in Bruges, two in Ghent, then leave early am on Dec 5th for Utrecht and have most of the day and final night there?Any other suggestions for historical sites/museums we should visit in the area. Partner likes WWI/II history, I like art, so a mix of both. We know it will be cold and rainy and reduced daylight. We also love food and beer, so we'll always have that if the weather is bad!
So our full itinerary would look like:
- Amsterdam (Nov 25-28, four nights)
- Delft (Nov 29, 30, two nights) (Stop in Den Haague or Leiden on Nov 29, spending all day )
- Bruges?Ghent? (Dec 1-4? 3 nights or 4?) Day trip to city we DON'T stay in and possibly Antwerp
- Utrecht (Dec 4, 5, OR Dec 5)
- AMS/Home (Dec 6)
Thanks!