Going to be in Netherlands in a few weeks. Will get to see Rotterdam & Amsterdam, but should have a couple days left for a side trip. Any suggestions? Was thinking about Copenhagen. Paris/London seem too big for a quickie trip, and Prague/Vienna seem too far away...
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4254 posts
Brugges and Ghent would be great choices.
Posted by
the Netherlands
2487 posts
There are lot of nice places between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Delft, Den Haag (The Hague), Leiden, Utrecht, just to mention a few.
But a few days in Gent can't go wrong. Perfect base for day trips to Brugge, Brussels and Antwerp.
Posted by
Chicago
8163 posts
I agree with the above-mentioned. I went to visit Aachen, Germany from Rotterdam last week it took two hours one way but you have to take the more expensive high speed trains.
Posted by
Chicago, IL, USA
488 posts
A couple nights in Bruges... just the ticket. Charming, maybe a bit overtouristed now, but still, fundamentally same structures as in 1380. Great art, but just charming as all get out to be in.
Posted by
Germany
1117 posts
Yeah, that 800km trip sure makes Copenhagen an obvious choice, compared to those intimidating 900km to Prague. ;-)
Seriously now, none of these IMO is suitable for a "quickie trip". I agree with the others that the towns of Belgium or the west of Germany (Aachen, Cologne) would be a great choice.
Or how about the Netherlands themselves, have you seen all there is to see? Groningen? The islands, Texel for instance? Delft?
Posted by
11569 posts
In the Netherlands itself, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Gouda, The Hague. Why leave without seeing these beautiful towns and cities?
Posted by
St. Louis , MO
228 posts
Just read that a new hop-on-hop-off bus will start July 1 ,2017 called " Greenline ". Go to https://greenline.amsterdam/ for info. They leave every 45 minutes from Museumplein 10 in Amsterdam . Museumplein is behind the Rijksmuseum . They take you to the green parts of the Netherlands , outside of Amsterdam . Ticket prices 22 euro for adults.