Detailed Itinerary ~ 3 days 2 nite in Amsterdam (depart from London)

Day	Time	Price	Details
17-May	18.35		Arrived at Amsterdam Airport
Fri	20.15	12	Train to (17 mins)Amsterdam Centraal Station - Amsterdam Metro Line 51 -Overamstel metro stop (12 mins)- walk 8 mins - 3.84 euro +3.42 return to De Wallen but better buy 48hrs pass for 12 euro
			Mercure hotel amsterdam city
			De Wallen
			Amsterdam's fabled red-light district, . Adults with a sincere curiosity about the sex trade in the Netherlands can take a non-sensationalistic tour of De Wallen with a former sex worker. Or you can climb up to the splendid attic church concealed in an ordinary house at Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder ("Our Lord in the Attic"), where persecuted Catholics worshipped in the 17th and 18th centuries.
			From Overamstel - Nieuwmarkt station -22mins - walk 5mins
			Rund off your first 24 hours in Amsterdam with a typically Dutch supper: the Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs at Grimburgwal 2, one of Amsterdam's best pancake restaurants. - walk 7 mins from De Wallen -Head southwest on Oudezijds Voorburgwal toward Stoofsteeg -Turn right onto Grimburgwal Sample the irresistible fondue at Café Bern (Nieuwmarkt 9), which serves Swiss specialties in a typically Dutch bruin café interior. - walk 4mins from Nieuwmarkt station - Head northeast on Oudezijds Voorburgwal toward Kreupelsteeg-Turn right onto Oudekennissteeg-Continue onto Molensteeg-Turn right onto Zeedijk-Turn left onto Nieuwmarkt-Turn right to stay on Nieuwmarkt Van Kerkwijk DE PIZZABAKKERS
18-May			Keukenhof Gardens
Sat	8.30am	22.5	The easiest way to get out to the Keukenhof Gardens from Amsterdam -- take the direct bus from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The Connexxion bus organization offers a "Combi Ticket" from Schiphol that includes a 35- to 40-minute bus ride plus the entrance fee to the Keukenhof, which totals € 19.
			Train to (17 mins)Amsterdam Centraal Station - Amsterdam Metro Line 51 -Overamstel metro stop (12 mins)- walk 8 mins
			From the Leidseplein/Museumplein you can take the red Sternet bus 197 to Schiphol Airport (busses run 5-6 times per hour). At the Airport you can change to the Keukenhof bus 58. You can buy your combitickets at the Tourist Information desk at the Trainstation and at Leidseplein.
			From Schiphol Airport
			The bus 58 runs on Monday till Friday 4 times an hour and in weekends even 8 times an hour and leaves Schiphol from the bus station at Schiphol Plaza bus. The journey to Keukenhof takes 35 minutes. The last bus back to Schiphol leaves at 19.22. International trains from Paris, Berlin and Brussels also stop at Schiphol.
			Buy tickets from the Amsterdam Tourist Information Offices (called "VVV" offices) for Bus 58 from Schiphol direct to the gardens. The buses leave every 15 minutes from the second island outside the arrivals-level entrance at the airport. See the Keukenhof website for more information.
	10.30am-12.30pm		Reach Keukenhof Gardens
	2pm		Amsterdam Centraal Station
			Amsterdam's Central Canal Belt
			Amsterdam's Central Canal Belt, which arcs in a semi-circle around the Central Station. Start at the station and head south to the Damrak; this most conspicuously touristic street in Amsterdam is loaded with souvenir shops whose wares run from tasteful to hilariously kitsch.
			Dam Square & Koninklijk Palais (Royal Palace) & National Monument
	2.30pm		At the end is Dam Square, with the Koninklijk Palais (Royal Palace) to the west side (2 mins walk) and the National Monument to the east (3 mins). Step into the palace and admire the 17 illustrious rooms of Empire-period decorative arts.
			Centraal station - Dam Square using tram 1,2,4,5,9,13,16,17,24,25 or bus 355,357,359,361,363
	3.30pm		Gothic Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) ,Westermarkt
			5mins walk to Take a peek inside the Gothic Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and check out the temporary exhibition if it appeals. Then head west on the Radhuisstraat to the Westermarkt (8mins walk), site of both the Homomonument – a sensitive memorial to all those persecuted for their sexuality – and the Westerkerk, whose 85m church tower, the tallest in Amsterdam, rewards climbers with a lovely panorama.
			IF Lazy - take Dam Square to Westermarkt station then walk 4 mins - Head east on Westermarkt toward Keizersgracht -Turn left onto Keizersgracht
			Anne Frank Huis
	4.30pm		To the north 1 mins walk, the Anne Frank Huis needs no introduction; bypass the queue with pre-purchased online tickets. cant bring large bag- from 9am to 7m
			•On Foot: 20-minute walk from Centraal Station. •By Tram: Line 13, 14 or 17 to the Westermarkt stop. -10 minutes from Dam Square. Start walking from the backside of the Royal Palace.
			Begijnhof
	5.30pm		Witness the most picturesque enclave in all of Amsterdam farther north on Voetboogsteeg.whose private residences nestle around an inner court. The handsome wooden house at number 34 is one of only two that survive below the river IJ.
			Take tram from 14 Westermartk stop -Arrive Spui and walk -2 mins -Head west on Watersteeg toward Kalverstraat -Continue onto Begijnensteeg-Begijnensteeg turns slightly right and becomes Begijnhof  -Turn left to stay on Begijnhof -Turn left to stay on Begijnhof
			Head west on Begijnhof -Turn right to stay on Begijnhof -Turn right to stay on Begijnhof -Begijnhof turns slightly left and becomes Begijnensteeg -Continue onto Watersteeg -Turn left onto Rokin -Turn right to stay on Rokin -Continue onto Wijde Lombardsteeg - Continue onto Enge Lombardsteeg -10. Turn left onto Oudezijds Voorburgwal -11. Turn left onto Oudekerksplein
			Follow the Oudezijds Voorburgwal up north to Oudekerkplein (Old Church Square), seat of the monumental Oude Kerk, consecrated in 1306. At the north side of the square is the Museum het Rembrandthuis, where the artist lived in his heyday; here Rembrandt's masterpieces are superimposed on a superbly restored interior.
			Can shopping at Rokin, Kalverstraat, Leidsestraat
			Nearest station -Nieuwmarkt - back to Hotel
19-May	Dep 19.05 (check in at 17.05);Arr 20.35		Museum Quarter houses the pride of Dutch patrimony in its three institutions, and where the Vondelpark with its innumerable attractions sprawls.
Sun
	9.30-11.30pm		Canal Cruise
			St. Nicolaas Boat Club of Amsterdam - free but now not taking ppl, check again
		13	Small update for future references about price levels for the 1-hour trip:   Central Station (and Blue boat): around 12.50-13 euro  Damrak Grayline: 13 euro  Damrak Plas: 8.50 euro (!)  Rokin (near Spui and Muntplein) Kooij: 9 euro
	2pm		Leave hotel
			Train to (17 mins)Amsterdam Centraal Station - Amsterdam Metro Line 51 -Overamstel metro stop (12 mins)- walk 8 mins
	3pm		Reach Airport
			Transport :
			GVB also offer a ticket suitable for multiple use of public transport. A 24 hour ticket costs 7.5 euro, 48 hours 12 euro, and 72 hours for 16.5 euro. These tickets can be purchased at GVB opposite Centraal Station, and are stamped once on your first journey and are valid for the period stated.
			For 22 euro you can also get an All Amsterdam Transport Pass, which for one day offers unlimited use of the tram, night bus, metro and canal bus.
		47.5
		Dining options:	Lunch on the move from De Vleminckx Sausmeesters, Amsterdam's favorite friet (French fries), at Voetboogstraat 31.
			Buffet van Odette - Herengracht 309
			La Place -Kalverstraat 203 (inside the V&D department store)
			Burger Meester - Albert Cuypstraat 48
			Zeedijk - Chinatown-  Oudezijds Kolk (near Centraal Station) to Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Red Light District)  Total costs spent in Amsterdam: (exclude airticket from London to Amsterdam using easyjet) Hotel = Mercure hotel amsterdam city (out of the canal , a bit rural but there is metro nearby) 80 euro/nite x 2 nites +47.5 spent as indicate above + 80 meals (avg 40 euro/day) = 287.50 euro Keukenhof Keukenhof Keukenhof Keukenhof At Amsterdam city near red light district The famous Anne Frank Huis Must try pancake