Weekending: Thinking of Amsterdam

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This time of year, with the madness of Christmas, always makes me want to run away, for a weekend at least, to escape the craziness and have some fun! I was searching online, daydreaming of places I could go, and stumbled across a photo of people skating on the canals in Amsterdam and decided that was where I needed to go! So here’s my dream weekend away {one day it will become a reality…}. The more I searched, the more fun things I found to do there, especially in the winter!

1| Asides from the Jaap Ice-Skating rink that is open from October to March, if the temperature remains at minus four centigrade for four nights in a row, Amsterdammers can take to the canals on foot or skates.

2| Visit the IceBar where you can drink from a glass made of ice in minus ten degrees celcius! {Might be a bit too chilly for me!}

3| Stay at the CitizenM – it’s walking distance from Schiphol Airport.

4| Visit the Festival of Lights – the canals are beautifully lit up from the end of November until the middle of January

5| See the Royal Winter Palace – the official Royal Home since the 1930’s when Queen Wilhelmina moved in and made it her cold weather base.

6| Enjoy a real fire- many of the cafes and restaurants have open fires – perfect for warming yourself up by whilst you enjoy a coffee!

7| Check out the museums, if you have an ‘I Amsterdam City Card’, you’ll get free access to tall the major museums over the winter period!

8| The Winter Wonder Walk, begins and ends in Dam Square and gives you a great guided tour of the city.

9| If there’s no snow, you could visit one of the indoor ski centres for some skiing or snowboarding fun

10| Warm yourself up in a ‘Bruin Café’ – the Dutch equivalent of a pub!

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