EuroChristmas: Welkom op Amsterdam
30 December 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Step Count: 22,946 (9.61 miles) We were up early Wednesday morning to head to Amsterdam. Shout out to the Helsinki airport for their efficiency and ingenuity--we tagged our own bags, scanned them in, and avoided traveling families with the addition of a "Kids Gate" at security. Smart, smart, smart! The flight went by quickly (I slept the whole way), and we hopped on the train to Amsterdam Centraal station. From there, we walked to our hotel, taking in some of the sights as we dragged our bags along the narrow streets. Amsterdam is a canal city--lots of hustle and bustle outside the main station very narrow streets here, with tall, skinny houses! We stayed at the Intercontinental Amsterdam, which is a pretty posh spot. Lots of celebrities stay here when in the city. complimentary bubbly at check in our room--it was huge, even by American standards! great view, right over the water...