On this trip, I will be visiting three countries, Poland, The Netherlands and Belgium. All are part of the European Union, however Poland uses it's own currency, the zloty, and will be the farthest east I have traveled in Europe. I picked each of these countries for one specific reason initially: Poland to visit Auschwitz, The Netherlands to visit the Anne Frank Museum and Belgium to visit the city of Bruges. I am also looking forward to exploring more of what each place has to offer!
Here's what's happening when:
May 31 - Depart O'Hare, layover in Zurich, Switzerland for a few hours and arrive in Krakow, Poland on June 1 via Swiss Airlines
June 1-4 - Lodging at the Redbrick Apartments in Krakow
June 4 - Depart Krakow for Amsterdam, The Netherlands via KLM airlines
June 4-8 - Lodging at Hotel Piet Hein in Amsterdam
June 8 - Travel by train from Amsterdam to Bruges, Belgium via Antwerp
June 8-12 - Lodging at Albert 1 in Bruges
June 12 - Travel by train from Bruges to Brussels
June 12-15 - Lodging at Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire in Brussels
June 15 - Depart Brussels for O'Hare via Lufthansa Airlines
I hope you will join me as I check some more items off of my travel "must-see" list!
Itinerary
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Itasca, Illinois, United States
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1Itinerary
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2Long and boring start to the trip
Jun 0113 days laterKrakow, Polandphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 2 -
3Historic Krakow
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4Not Enough Words for Today
Jun 0315 days laterOswiecim, Polandphoto_camera0videocam 0comment 5 -
5Visiting Auschwitz: The Second Entry
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6Last day in Krakow and heading to Amsterdam
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7Warm Intro to Amsterdam
Jun 0517 days laterAmsterdam, Netherlandsphoto_camera14videocam 0comment 2 -
8Day of Sightseeing
Jun 0618 days laterAmsterdam, Netherlandsphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 3 -
9The real Dutch life
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10European Train Travel
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11Beautiful Bruges
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12The Quieter Side of Bruges
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13Damme
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14Leaving Brugge Behind
Jun 1224 days laterBrussels, Belgiumphoto_camera8videocam 0comment 1 -
15Discovering Brussels
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16Gorgeous Gent
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17Wrapping it up
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2025-02-18
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Cousin Patrick
2015-06-06
I had the best time bicycling around the Netherlands. You get to see the beautiful countryside in a way that is unique and direct. Even the animals in the fields seem to have smiles on their faces as they gambol about. Pick up bicyles at any train station and drop them at another train station. We made the beach our objective and between the 4 of us we found our !way