Budget Traveller

Flying to Holland? Ready to go? Reading this post before departure!

About the Airport – Schiphol (AMS)

Holland is a small country, it has only one international airport, Schiphol in Amsterdam, this one here is the main gateway to and from the Netherlands, it is also one of the Europe’s busiest airports.

Schiphol airport consists of three parts. The Airport Plaza - Schiphol Plaza, Arrival Hall and the Departure Hall

Schiphol Plaza, not only a range of shopping centres, a wide range of cafes, fast food, snack shops and lots of flower shops. Please Note that Schiphol Plaza is an indoor square, there is an outdoor plaza after this one, where the airport buses (mainly to the outskirts of Amsterdam and other cities, towns band bus), hotel Shuttle Bus, Taxis.

Arrival Hall consists of three parts; Arrival 1 to for the flights from Schengen states, there is no Passport Control. Arrival 2 and 3 are for the flights from non-Schengen area, Arrival 2 mainly for European’s Non-Schengen arrived (e.g. UK), and Arrival 3 is for the major international arrival areas. Each of the arrival halls has the transfer desks, which is very convenient for you to make the transfer procedures, and you will be told which departure hall you will need to go.

Departure Hall also consists of three parts, generally with the Arrival Hall of the district should be relative. In addition to the major airlines Check in counters, almost all the airlines are equipped with ticketing counters next to their check in desks. Netherlands and many European travel agencies counters can also be found here. Through security checks, you are now in a massive duty-free shopping area, See by Fly the airport duty-free shops often have special offers for sale, try your luck there!

Airport traffic

Schiphol to the centre of Amsterdam and other Dutch towns is very convenient; the most rapid means of public transport is the train. You can find the timetables and fares for all domestic trains and international train services at http://www.ns.nl/,

You can purchase the tickets at the self-ticket machines or at counters (0.50 Euro fee) by cards or cash. Remember to buy tickets before you travel, the fine for travelling without a valid tickets is 35 Euro.

Netherlands Taxis are very expensive, from the airport to the centre of Amsterdam, a short 20-minute journey costs at least 40 Euros.

Luggage storage

There are automatic luggage storage in each lounge in the airport and next to the exit of Arrival 3, the prices are vary between 4-9 Euro for every 24 hours, depending on the size of storage shelves.

Are you staying in London for a week? here’s your travel itinerary:

Day 1.
Arrived at London Heathrow Airport the same day, find the Underground signs, subway ride to the urban area, which is from the airport to London’s most expensive line. General night by plane to London the morning so you can buy Travel Card of the day on several occasions. Before understanding the airport, subway, travel cards and prices. Piccadilly Line to be done into the urban area. This is the fastest and the cheapest, most of a tourist attraction line.
Arrangements for accommodation, from the subway station on the recent youth hostels or B & B, can ask the shop price. Or living on foreign tourists. If there is time for the evening, to London, the night view of the river to see, walk, or even earlier votes in the subway.
(Focus: MTR lines, travel cards, youth hostels prices, the London night scene.)

Day 2.
If it is not the weekend, then take the Royal trip. Walking: Platinum neighboring Khan Palace, the Capitol, benzene bell, Westminster Trafalgar Square, the State Yiyuan, St Martin’s Church, in the rest James Park. Jinwei Jun 11.30 handover ceremony began.
However, 10.30 to get the good location, all the way to 12:00. Location to get the Queen Victoria monument.
1 pm Fashion Tour stops, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Covent Garden in particular, to introduce neals yard

It is fashionable London local young people’s holy sites, one at each level to advance, Pottinger Road from the tourists, the rest of the world’s youth, the colour of the people, has been the fashion to the local youth, from warehouses converted boutique shops. This is Chinatown and the Old compton which is the stronghold of London nightlife. At the same time for the trip the following fashion and youth culture trip over.
Night shoot red-light district, Soho is also the night.
(Get the Queen Victoria monument, see change the guards ceremony. Introduction neals yard. Soho district of the night.)

Day 3.
Then yesterday to the content. Such as: Platinum Khan Palace park surrounding scenery, Trafalgar Square pigeons, Covent Garden’s different street performers, Leicester Square to buy discount tickets next to the details. Have time to go to the British Museum. However, all of which are British local culture pave the way, Rock the trip to the final.

Day 4.
Thames trip, take walking Thames six Bridge, visit the Tate Museum, London Bridge to the end. This is the south coast trip can not see what all tourists, except in the attractions, along the way can also shot to the opposite side Capitol, the benzene bell, Westminster
The scenery. Most people will interpret not familiar with the attractions. MTR do get off to charing cross, here is Jackie Chan in Shanghai samurai picture. East have been taking on the Egyptian monument, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Theatre, Film and Television Museum, there are many signs here, you can know the vicinity of the classic attractions, and its location. Overlooking the London Eye and the new Tate Museum, the Shakespeare Theatre, has been along the direction of Tower Bridge. London Dungeon is not bad, Tower Bridge Pub can be a small drank what. Then do the MTR to the London Eye. Of course, can also went, good or bad depends on the weather, the two sides can make scenery. Elepant & Castle at night to eat and dance. There are many fashionable restaurants. At the same time for the trip the following fashion and youth culture trip over. Is still foreshadowing.
(Focusing on coastal scenery, multi-ethnic culture of the Southern District)

Day 5-6.
Early in the morning also went to the London Eye. And did not play well yesterday, or did not take the. And then back to the city centre. To Oxford Street, Bond Street, there are a few under the alley, all fashion journey. Kensington’s Harrods, Hyde Park end of the day journey. At the other side can take some of the most fashionable restaurant in Chinatown and the Su-zone entirely different. Luxury cars are everywhere, including some very interesting stores. Laosilaisi such as the sale of motor vehicles sold in China is an opposite the noodle shop. At the same time as the coolest below the real Notting Hill Gate and Camden Town to prepare for.
(London is the focus of the fashion culture. There are many interesting small detail)

Day 7.
Notting Hill Gate and Camden Town in order to the weekend, most popular, is mainly a few big markets. This is the small British intellectuals and punk lies. In sharp contrast, you can feel the charm of the United Kingdom. Ready to music-based. You have to prepare in advance. Otherwise, generally do not know what this is, in fact this is the depth of your playing, the final end of the world, the slightly. Tewu De Iraqi death of shops, to the British band the Sex Pistols and the whole world of music and cultural influence to put an end to London Brigade, the British punk movement of the real origin.
(I love British music, you must understand, to know what Bar, Pub fun, the Q can find and Time Out)