Leiden

Leiden, 13 March 2016

Only 15 minutes by train from Den Haag, then we arrive at Leiden. A small city but has so many reasons to be visited. It has the oldest university in Netherlands, it’s the birthplace of Rembrandt, it is pretty and all the attractions are within walking distance from Leiden Centraal Station.

We arrived at Leiden at around 1 pm. Just in front of the station, there were some girls, giving information for tourist. We got Leiden’s map and also good direction from them.

Antwerpen, Belgium

 
28 February 2016
Just because today was sunny (that's very rare here), we hurriedly decided we must go somewhere. The choices were between Maastricht and Antwerpen. Since it's already 9 am, and to reach Maastricht we need 3 hours, so the winner was Antwerpen. It took only 1 hour (by Thallys train) or 1 hour 50 minutes by NS train.

Sweden

Sweden

12- 16 February 2016

12 February 2016, Amsterdam to Stockholm

We took Norwegian Airlines to fly from Amsterdam to Arlanda Airport, Stockholm. Our departure was delayed 1 hour, so we took off at around 22.40. It took 2 hours to get there. Since we arrived very late night, we decided to stay at Airport Hotel Clarion. This hotel located inside the airport, so it was very convenient to reach the hotel. 

Amsterdam : Nemo Museum

Nemo museum is truly a fun place to visit. An interactive museum where we can learn about many things. It is not only interesting for kids, but also for adults. It is open from tuesday to sunday from10.00 - 17.30.



It is located only 10 minutes walking from Amsterdam Centraal Station. From the centraal station, just turn left and we can directly spot the building, the unique shape green building, that looks like a ship.

Rotteram : First Day in 2016

First new day in 2016, we visited new place that can be reached from Den Haag at 30 minutes. Rotterdam. The largest port in Netherlands and also the second largest port in the world.



We arrived at Rotterdam Central Station. Very modern building. With its unique design, the building of Centraal Station can become one of the icons in Rotterdam. And it becomes our starting point to explore the city.

Delft

 06 December, 2015

 Delft, the pretty small town not far from The Hague, only 15 minutes by train and we are there. The main attraction in Delft is the Markt (main square). It can be reached on foot from Delft Train Station. We will pass some beautiful canals along the way to the Markt. And since it was near Christmas, we can see Delft was beautifully decorated with so  many lights.

Zurich, Liechtenstein, Mt Pilatus, Lucerne

23 October 2015, Zurich

 It was half term break for Kaeo’s school, so we decided to have short vacation, and because Kaeo always wanted to try sleepers train, we chose to go to Zurich by City Night Line Train. We booked the tickets online from http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/prices/europe/overnight-travel.shtml  We took sleeper train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zurich Main Station. The train left at 20.31 and arrived at Zurich Main Station at 08.00. We bought tickets for couchettes with 4 berth in the compartment. The price was a bit higher compare with 6 berth in one compartment, but it was worth it, as with 6 berth would be very packed.