We are escaping winter by heading to Europe for our spring break where we will be spending 4 nights in Amsterdam and 6 nights in London.
We are escaping winter by heading to Europe for our spring break and hopefully we will find the season well underway. Following an overnight flight we will be spending time in both Amsterdam and London.
Our adventure will begin in Amsterdam where we will be spending four nights. It will be a first visit to Amsterdam for both Emma and I and we are hoping to visit a few of Amsterdam’s wonderful museums including the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House, and the Van Gogh Museum. We also are spending a day with a private tour guide who will be introducing us to the Netherlands outside of Amsterdam. Following our stay in Amsterdam, we will be travelling by train to London for 6 nights.
This will be our third family trip to London so part of our itinerary will be new and part will be revisiting places that we haven’t seen since our first trip five years ago. And, of course, we will be seeing at least a couple of shows in the West End. At the moment, I have booked Made in Dagenham, The Railway Children and Shakespeare in Love. We also have booked a private tour with London Taxi Tour again and this time Gordon will be taking us to visit Dover Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury Cathedral.
If you like, you can follow along on our trip via Instagram where I will be posting photos each day and also on Facebook.
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Bethaney - Flashpacker Family
Sounds great! We’re going to Europe in May and I’m hoping to add Amsterdam to our itinerary. I’ve got Paris and Barcelona planned so far.
Lisa Goodmurphy
The weather should be perfect in May, Bethaney! I’m very excited about Amsterdam – I’ve heard so much about it and I’m finally visiting!
Michele {Malaysian Meanders}
Have a wonderful Spring Break. The kids and I haven’t made it out of airport in Amsterdam. Are you going to have a chance to see the play, Anne, while you are there? I’ve read such good reviews about it even though you’d have to use the translation device since it’s not in English. I really want to take the kids to London some day, but something always seems to nudge off the top of the list. Safe travels!
Shobha
The weather is great here (London) right now! I’m sure you’ll have a nice break from the snow on the East Coast.
Lesley Peterson
What a great idea, Lisa! Amsterdam and London both have the cool factor that tweens and teens love. I look forward to your posts from two of my favorite cities!
Lisa Goodmurphy
We loved Amsterdam, Michele! Didn’t have an opportunity to see the play but we did visit the Anne Frank House – a very sobering experience. In retrospect, I would have spent one extra day in Amsterdam because we didn’t have a chance to do everything we wanted to. You will have to try and make it out of the airport some day – and London is always fabulous too!
Lisa Goodmurphy
We had a fabulous time in both London and Amsterdam! The weather in Amsterdam was amazing – sunny and warm. London was cool and mostly cloudy but not wet thankfully. We had such a wonderful spring break but it went by too quickly!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Both were fabulous, Lesley! We only had Emma with us this trip but she loved her time in both cities!
Stephanie
What an incredible way to spend your March Break! I can’t wait to take my girls to Europe. Enjoy every moment.
Lauren
A spring break to Amsterdam and London sounds perfect. I hope you and your family had a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Stephanie – we love Europe even in the winter because it’s not as busy! Hope your family has an opportunity to visit soon!
Lisa Goodmurphy
Thanks, Lauren, we had a wonderful vacation – it was just too short!! 😉