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First 2 nights after the airport

Posted by (Salt Lake City) on

After being stationed in Germany several years ago, we have visited there at least once a year for the last 12 years. Now Delta has direct flights Salt Lake City RTD Schiphol. We are thinking of changing-up and making a circle route by train from Schiphol next April. Possible Itinerary:

AMS Schiphol
???
Münster
Aachen
Bruges
Antwerp ( or Mechelen)
Leiden
AMS Schiphol

Amsterdam is the obvious choice for our first stop but I have visited there 4 times before. It is a beautiful city but I would like to see something new. Any suggestions for a first stop (2 days) in the Netherlands on the way to Münster? Does anyone spot in flaws in our plan? Thanks in advance.

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You'll like Utrecht. Some 30 mins from Schiphol airport on direct trains, running 4 times per hour. Connections to Münster should not be a problem.
Mechelen is a nice city. I found it a good place to stay for a few nights, with Antwerpen and Brussel around the corner.
Have a look whether you'd prefer Gent, a lively university city, over Brugge, which to my taste is too much an open-air museum.

Posted by
1479 posts

Thanks Ton. Utrecht looks like a good choice. I actually got the idea for Mechelen from a post by you.

I will research Gent. I best like university towns in Germany and assume that I would in Belgium as well.

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