We will be based in Amsterdam for 6 days April 17-23, staying near Jordaan.
Planned itinerary (very rough) Tours can be shifted to other days as needed.
Day 1 Wednesday: Arrive early morning Schiphol from US. Walking Tour, Sightsee, Jordaan.
Day 2 Thursday: Rijksmuseum early AM, A Rijsttafel restaurant for lunch/dinner. Walk
Day 3 Friday Bus tour (where?) Volendam/Marken tour? or Brugge? Windmills? not Zaanse Schans
Day 4 Saturday: Market morning near our lodging. Haarlem afternoon walking tour Rent ebikes to coast?
Day 5 Sunday Utrecht: Canal cruise, Utrecht walk, Musical clock museum
Day 6 Monday: Keukenhof late afternoon
Tuesday Day 7
Wednesday DEPART EARLY MORNING
I've visited Amsterdam, my husband hasn't. My first priority are the tulips. Hence, going to K on a Monday when slightly less crowded. Second is visiting and touring windmills. I want to avoid touristy Zaanse Schans. Where to go to see working windmills that is also easily accessible --a VERY simple train ride or bus tour--and avoid crowds?
Looking for other suggestions on where else to go outside of Amsterdam. I've selected Haarlem and Utrecht . I've visited Brugge and it would be lovely, maybe on a bus tour, but that's a very long day. Thoughts?
WW2 sites with ties to 101st Airborne also a possibility. I am searching for specific information about a relative who was in the Screaming Eagles. (He likely was wounded before Market Garden) Eindhoven/Veghel and Arnheim seem vague possibilities but a distance to travel . My husband is interested in Patton.
Overall, I hope to visit brown cafes, enjoy the food, relax, soak up the country and go more slowly than I did the last time. Bedankt.