Trip Tip a Day

Tip of the day: Relax at a sidewalk cafe with a drink and postcards Upon arrival in Amsterdam (early am) we checked in to the CitizenM (see previous post), settled a bit, and headed out for our day. It was easy to walk from the hotel to the airport, go down a level, and take the train in to the city. That's what you've got to love about Europe - EASY transport. The postcard stands beckoned, and of course the sidewalk cafes called to us even louder. We bought a few postcards, ordered up our Lipton "ice" tea (with ice! - see previous post), wrote some cards and enjoyed a delicious lunch. We sat taking in the sights: the canal, the architecture, the accents and languages of the people at nearby tables, the young traveler's with big backpacks, all of it.

Tip of the day: If you are heading to Amsterdam, or have a layover there, stay at the CitizenM Hotel We walked from the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to the hotel - with our baggage (on wheels of course). A short distance. Coming out of the airport doors, turn right and begin walking down the sidewalk . Then look for the covered walkway that leads to the CitizenM. Once you get out of the airport doors and head down the sidewalk to the right a bit you'll see the hotel off to your left. We were greeted at the hotel by a cool, hip look, friendly staff, and a simple check-in. On our way up to the room, we saw 4 gleaming iMacs in the lobby for guest use, no charge. Ooh, now we were salivating. We could get on Facebook and email to touch base with the folks back home to let them know we had arrived. We went up to the room and found this cool Jetson like layout. There is a frosted glass circular around the toilet, a glass circular around the shower, a privacy curtain, one super com...