Welcome back to Sense Of Beauty! It's been a while since I posted my last blogpost. I surprised my mum with a short citybreak to Amsterdam for her birthday. I took my Canon 700D camera with me and tried to capture some of the beauty of Amsterdam. If you want to take a quick glance into the city of Amsterdam make sure to scroll down to see the pictures we took.
Amsterdam is such a breathtaking city. The architecture is incredible, the people are so friendly and the atmosphere is amazing. I will definitely be returning to Amsterdam as soon as possible!
I vlogged part of our trip too! If you would like to check out our vlog, make sure to click the video below! :)
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Now, let's get onto the pictures! :D
Day One:
On Day One, we travelled from Dublin Airport to Amsterdam Airport. We checked into our hotel and took a (long) stroll into the city centre. We passed the Anne Frank Museum and had lunch in a lovely little restaurant called the 'Pancake Bakery'. After lunch, mum and I strolled to the Adam Lookout Tower. This was an incredible experience where you could swing over the edge of a building and overlook the city of Amsterdam. After the Lookout Tower, we walked to the Dam Square and took to the shops.
Day Two:
I booked tickets for the Anne Frank Museum for 11:30am, this was our first excursion of the day. The Anne Frank Museum was definitely my favourite thing we did in Amsterdam. It was a total eye-opening experience. I bought the diary after the tour and I am going to start this book once I finish my current read. Mum and I have added Poland to our bucket list of places to go as we would love to complete the story of Anne Frank and visit the Auschwitz concentration camp. After exploring the Anne Frank Museum, Mum and I walked back to the Dam Square where we shopped again and then to Madame Tussauds. I have never been to Madame Tussauds so this was a completely new experience. We had dinner in a Steak House located a few minutes from the Dam Square and then strolled down the streets towards the Red Light District.
Day Three:
Day Three was our final day in Amsterdam. We checked out of our Hotel in the morning and took a tram to the Heineken Brewery. We had breakfast in a quaint restaurant. After breakfast, we walked towards the Amsterdam sign. We had a fit of giggles at the Amsterdam sign as we 'tried' to take professional photos. We had a canal cruise booked which started just outside the Heineken Brewery. This was a lovely experience. We got to explore Amsterdam as an on-looker, watching people is definitely one of my favourite things to do when travelling. After our canal cruise, we walked back to the Dam Square and shopped till we dropped. We picked up some presents for the family and had something to eat. We took the tram back to our hotel to collect our luggage and then we went to the Airport. The Airport had a shopping centre connected to it which was amazing. We spent an hour or two browsing through these shops and then went through security to explore duty free. The Amsterdam Airport is incredible. The duty free was amazing and it was so clean and bright. We took our flight at 22:05 and arrived to Dublin at about 11pm (Irish Time). We got our luggage and drove home.
Looking back at these photographs makes me want to book another trip to Amsterdam as soon as possible. I had an amazing time with my favourite travel partner. I recommend everyone to take a short trip to Amsterdam; the atmosphere, the food, the people, the entire holiday was incredible.
It wasn't a goodbye I said when leaving Amsterdam, it was a see you later! :D
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XO, Siobhán
