Hey folks, my wife and I are going to our first European trip this autumn. And we’re spending nearly 13 days in Amsterdam! Would love to have recommendations for what to see and do. Also, where are the best stroopwafels? I’ve never had one 😅

That’s a really long time to spend in one city (esp Amsterdam which is relatively small)- take a weekend trip to Paris from there? Or Barcelona? Everywhere in Europe is a short flight from Amsterdam, may as well see another spot if that’s your first time!

A visit to another city is definitely worth considering. We floated the idea of seeing Brussels… wondering if we could take a train? 🤔

To Brussels, absolutely. I guess a more important question, what are you looking for? I didn’t find Brussels super interesting compared to Amsterdam, but other close by cities like London, Copenhagen, or Mediterranean ones, etc might be more ‘different’

Copenhagen? I hadn’t considered it. What did you like about there?

And iirc there is also a direct train to Berlin from Amsterdam which is one of my all-time favourite cities (so I’m super biased) … and one of those places where I’d say that 13 days is not enough to fully experience it 😍

A direct to Berlin! Perhaps we should plan an overnight stay. We’ve never had the means to travel, until recently, so we’re making up for lost time. 13 days might seem like a lot but we’re counting on at least 4 of those days for traveling outside of Amsterdam. Very excited 😊

Also: if you do end up doing an overnight stay in Berlin and can splurge a little on a hotel, I can recommend the Michelberger (which also has a great restaurant) or the Oderberger (it has a pool! And a waffle station at the breakfast buffet) ❤️❤️❤️

You’re so generous! I already floated the idea of visiting Berlin and to my wife. Excited plan a short visit. 😊

Seriously if you end up going and need any more tips to make the best out of your short visit let me know! I lived there for a few years and still regularly go when possible and it’s such a diverse, weird, awesome city. 😭❤️

I am excited for you Mitch! 🙌🏼

Just wanted to jump in to say that it’s refreshing to see Northern Americans travel to Europe and spend a lot of time in a city instead of treating each country as a pit stop on a map used as a bucket list ❤️ 13 days might be long for a city like Amsterdam but…

… you could also travel to Rotterdam and The Hague. Both very different from Amsterdam (in my limited experience). Cool to go to the beach there, I was there in the autumn and it was windy and fun. 🤍