Just got back from another amazing European adventure! Everything went smoothly and successfully! My husband and I flew direct flights on United from SFO into LHR (Heathrow) on June 11 and returned home from CDG (Paris) to SFO on July 4. We had 22 nights total. I adored every single place I visited!
Bath - 4 nights. Yes, Rick is right! Great place to get over jet lag!
Stayed in a charming B&B - Marlborough House. https://www.marlborough-house.net/ Peter is the owner/host and he is delightful! Great at communicating before our trip and a wonderful host. He cooks a delicious full English breakfast in the morning while his assistant, Lilly who "has been working with Peter for years" serves the delicious food and makes a perfect cup of tea.
In Bath, we walked everywhere including the excellent 2 hr. free walking tour led by the Mayor's Corps of Honorary Guides.
Enjoyed touring the Roman Baths and having lunch/tea afterwards at the reasonably priced "Hands Georgian Tearoom." http://www.handstearoom.co.uk/ Another day we did a beautiful walk along the canal to the village of Bathampton with a nice pub lunch at the "George Inn." https://www.chefandbrewer.com/pubs/somerset/george-inn/
From Bath, we took a small group tour with https://www.madmaxtours.co.uk/ to Stonehenge that includes Avery Stone Circles and some other stops along the way. I was so happy that I booked the "Special Access Stonehenge tour" where we arrived in Stonehenge at twilight after the site had closed and joined only 30 other people in the inner circle for an incredible hour.
London 4 nights- Wow! So much to see and do. This was my second trip and I still need to come back! "London Walks" http://www.walks.com/ is great!
Eurostar from London to Amsterdam: Easy!
Amsterdam - 3 nights in Haarlem with a day trip to Amsterdam. This was my second trip to Amsterdam. Visited the very moving Anne Frank House and took a small, fun canal tour with Those Dam Boat Guys. My husband and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary in Amsterdam!
In Haarlem, we stayed at Malts Hotel https://www.maltshotel.nl/EN/. Owners/hosts Henk & Annemarie are great! Upon arrival, Henk offered us a beverage and sat down with us to go over everything we needed to know about Haarlem. Big breakfast in their cheery breakfast room.
Delft - 3 nights. It really is like staying in a Vermeer painting! Hotel de Emauspoort. //www.emauspoort.nl/en/ I loved this place! (I think it is where Rick & Cameron Hewitt stay.) Old school, quaint hotel in a great location right on a canal. We heard the church bells chiming merrily every 15 min. from a carillon in the bell tower until 9:00 p.m. and then again in the morning.
From Delft we took an easy day trip on the tram to The Hague to visit the exceptional "Mauritshuis" Royal Picture Gallery https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/ and lunch in a cafe on the Plein Square under the trees. Highly recommend!
I had planned a day trip to Kinderdijk to see the windmills, but this was the time of that heatwave that hit most of Europe, so instead we visited churches (always cool and welcoming) and museums.