2 Weeks in Holland
 

I'm in the planning stage for my next 2 week holiday in September 2012 and I was thinking about Holland..what do you think? I went to some central EU countries and I think that Holland is different even the building. Is it doable in 2 weeks using trains and buses? I will fly into Amsterdam and make 3 bases, and make day trips from there...the last base has to be Amsterdam as I will fly back from there...any idea?

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You could spend some of your time in Maastricht and surrounds, and maybe head for Leeuwarden or Groningen for somewhere different, or even to on of the islands for a couple of days.

Limiting yourself to public transport will mean you miss out on some delightful villages, and countryside, which just aren't well served by buses. If you could afford a to rent a car for a few days you could get a lot more out of your trip.

If you are prepared for more than three bases then there are plenty of places to fill your 2 weeks.

All..so I will be planning to go to the Netherlands. I will be working around these bases..4 nights Croningen, 5 nights Maastricht and 5 nights Amsterdam. Should I remove 1 night from Maastricht and add it to Amsterdam?

I would add a night to Amsterdam because there are so many good daytrips from there - The Hague, Leiden, Utrecht, Delft and no doubt others I haven't visited yet.

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2 Weeks in Holland
Posted by: rbezzina on Nov 23, 11 at 1:09am
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Trains and buses AND bicycles, yes.

From Maastricht take a bus over to Aachen for a day. It's just over the river but the train doesn't toot very well between those cities. A great day trip from Amsterdam is Haarlem, under 20 minutes by train.