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4 days in Amsterdam.

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Hello
We will be travelling to Amsterdam/Belgium for a total of 7 days on the ground.
We will be flying into amsterdam on Aug 6, travelling to Brussels that afternoon, we land around 1130 am.
I hope to spend 3 days in Brussels, returning to Amsterdam on the 4th day.
Please suggest good neighbourhoods in Amsterdam or is it better to stay in zandaam/utreth and doing day trips?
I am thinking 2 days in Amsterdam and 2 day trips to Zandaam and maybe Giethoorn. Is this worth or maybe Delft, Please let me know other suggestions. Are Delft/the Hague or Gouda close enought to do a day trip?

TIA

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Delft and Gouda are definitely worth visiting. It would be best to stay in Rotterdam (worth visiting as well) for that. You can also easily visit Dordrecht (with a return on a boat bus and a stop at Kinderdijk) from Rotterdam. Perhaps take the train back from Brussels to Rotterdam for a night or two, then up to Amsterdam. An option for visiting Amsterdam: there are hotels at Schiphol, which is a quick train ride up to Amsterdam and points north for day trips, and you'll be at the airport when it's time for the flight home.

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You really need to think about what you want to see in Amsterdam. Two days is not a lot of time for the major attractions (Anne Frank, Van Gogh, Rijks, canal tour), let alone the best part of any visit--walking around the canals. There are loads of hotel and restaurant recommendations on this site for Amsterdam. I can't imagine staying at the airport other than for a last night with a pre-dawn departure. Even then, ugh.

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Last week we returned home after 4 nights in Amsterdam. I had factored in a day trip to Haarlem but we ended up just staying in Amsterdam to experience more of its ambiance and sights.

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