Photo Walk of Central Amsterdam
On my way to Lagos last month, I had a seven-hour layover in Amsterdam. There was no way I could sit in the airport for that long so I researched and made a plan to explore a bit while there. One of my coworkers frequents the city and gave me helpful pointers on what to see and do in that short time. It was about 7:00 am on a Thursday when I landed and it was King’s Day–a celebration of The Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander. The city was just waking (and cleaning) up from a night of partying in anticipation of the Dutch national holiday and officials were in the early stages of decorating for a block party. You’ll see orange banners and balloons to signify this. I took a subway style train from Schiphol Airport to Central Station (The train ride is just 15 minutes and costs about five Euros as of this posting.) and walked around central Amsterdam for a few hours in different directions from there. Start scrolling to see what I saw. 🙂
Camera Bag | Trench | Aviators | Sneakers
I plan to return to Amsterdam for an actual stay and would love to get your recommendations, if you’ve visited before. Let me know in the comments below. You might also want to check out photo tips for solo travel. Thanks for reading!
I have a friend who absolutely loves Amsterdam. I’ve always wanted to visit but haven’t had the chance to go yet!
Amsterdam has always been on my travel list. It looks like an amazing place to explore.
I would die to go here one day, its been on my list forever!!! I have done Norway and I just loved it. This will be next for sure. I love all your images look slike you had a really great time.
Lovely photos! I’m glad you were able to get out of the airport — 7 hours is far too long! Thanks for sharing!
Me, too–I definitely could not sit inside all that time lol.
These pictures are so beautiful! My husband was able to visit Amsterdam when he studied abroad, but I haven’t been yet – I’d love to go!!
Thank you! It’s a beautiful city so getting nice pictures was easy.