
First trip to Europe- How does my itinerary looks? What are we missing?
I (30F) will be traveling to Europe with my husband (30M) for the first time from the USA this summer. See below for our plans, feel free to share any feedback!
- Friday (AMS): Arrive around 9:00 AM. Customs and drop luggage at hotel. Walk around Jordaan area. Nap as needed once we can check-in to hotel at 3:00 PM. Early dinner reservation at LuminAir.
- Saturday (AMS): Canal tour and explore the area. Bagel Boy for breakfast. Anne Frank House at 18:15 PM.
- Sunday (AMS): Open day. Possible day trip to Giethoorn or Zandvoort? Dinner at Juno?
- Monday (AMS): Van Gogh museum at 9:00 AM. Food market for lunch. Bennie's for dinner at 6:00 PM.
- Tuesday (AMS to BE): 13:10 train from Amsterdam to Brussels. Take bus to Bruges. (Any advice for this?) Canal tour, visit the Market Square and Church of Our Lady. End night at Bar Bulles. Get beer (De Halve Maan?) and fries somewhere!
- Wednesday (BE): Day trip to Zeebrugge or Oostende.
- Thursday (BE): Train to Brussels. Grand place & Manneken Pis, The Atomium, Comic Strip, Art & History Museum. Maybe Fromagerie Catherine for lunch and Le Bistro – Porte de Hal for dinner before taking the train back to Bruges?
- Friday (BE to FR): Have waffles somewhere before taking the 13:00 train to Paris! Drop luggage at hotel and walk around the 3rd. Grab food while perusing? Photobooth at Smith & Son. Louvre at 18:00 PM, Seine river cruise at 21:45 PM.
- Saturday (FR): Explore Montmarte? We were also considering using this for a day trip, possibly to Deauville (beach day) or Monet's Gardens.
- Sunday (FR): Musée de l'Orangerie at 9:00 AM, lunch at le Cafe Marly or LouLou? Pop over to the Champs-Élysées at some point. 7:00 PM dinner at Les enfants rouges. Go to Jazz club at 38 Riv
- Monday (FR): Tour de Ina Garten recommendations in the morning, with extra time for Jardin De Luxembourg. We'd love to stop by Cinémathèque Française this day too, or another visit to the Eiffel Tower. No food plans yet!
- Tuesday (FR): Disneyland Paris!
- Wednesday (FR to LON): Final croissants and jambon buerre before taking the train to London at 13:00. Drop luggage at hotel in Kensington. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum. Dishoom reservation at 17:45 PM.
- Friday (LON): Notting Hill in the morning/afternoon. Thinking Ottolenghi for lunch? Back to Kudu for dinner at 18:30 PM.
- Saturday (LON): Afternoon tea at the Orangery at 12:00 PM. West end show in the afternoon (We haven't bought tickets yet- any suggestions on what show to see?). We'd also like to see Big Ben and Buckingham Palace on this day.
- Sunday (LON): Visit the Tower of London, Sky Garden, and Borough Market. Dinner at Hereford Arms for Sunday Roast.
- Monday (LON): Train to Richmond. Self-guided walking tour (thanks Reddit!) of Ted Lasso spots! Dinner at The Prince's Head.
- Tuesday (LON to BOS): Head to the airport, back to the USA!
We definitely have other food spots, museums, and souvenir spots that we want to check out, but also wanted to keep our schedules pretty open to just experiencing the city so we'll hit those up as we have time or are in that area. We have a TON of food spots saved depending on where we happen to be when we want to eat, but let me know if there's any can't miss places in the areas we'll be in.