A(nother) weekend in Amsterdam
I’m doing some work near Amsterdam on Monday, and due to KLM’s bizarre pricing policy, it’s actually cheaper for me to fly out, stay for two nights in a hotel and then come home than it is for a day return. I’m more than happy with this though, because it means another most-expenses-paid weekend away. I’m staying at the Radisson SAS Schiphol Airport as it had the best package price and it’s a nice place. It’s out of the centre though, so I need to take a shuttle bus and then a train to get anywhere. No big deal – it’s handy for work and the bus barely takes 10 minutes. One thing though, it’s no good if you are here to party; the last bus is 11.45pm and you really don’t want to be taking a taxi unless you have a LOT of money.
I dropped my bags off in my room (which is great apart from the outrageous minibar prices…€4.50 for a Diet Coke for example!), grabbed my camera and then jumped straight back onto the shuttle to head back to the station at Schiphol and then head into Amsterdam city centre. The weather was good, which is a real bonus because it was forecast to rain and be generally naff all weekend.
