Scotland Norway and Amsterdam (199 of 232)

This is part of our incredible holiday of Scotland, Norway and Amsterdam, and seeing the remarkable Northern Lights.

Amsterdam

Place: Amsterdam

Where: The Netherlands

It’s 20 years since I last went to Amsterdam. On a Contiki tour.

That visit was… let’s just say… a little more colourful and adventurous than this couple of days staying in a luxury hotel and dining out at some amazing restaurants.

This was a brief stopover on the way home from our Scotland and Amsterdam trip.

We stayed at the Dylan Hotel, which is also home to the two Michelin star restaurant, Vinkeles. We dined there on our final night – and it was one of the best meals we’ve ever had (and the service was the best we’ve experienced).

While in Amsterdam we visited a gallery of modern art, MOCA, which had some great exhibitions of works by Banksy and Robbie Williams. Yes, Robbie Williams the singer. His art focused on his battles with drugs and mental illness.

I enjoyed wondering around the streets and canals, including early morning runs along the canal where you would dodge rubbish and drunk (or high) people coming home from a big night out.