Four Hour Lay Over In Amstedamhat to do?
Jun 17th, 1999 | 07:19 AM
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Trains run every 15 mins from inside the <BR>airport & take 25 mins so you have time <BR>for a walk round(taxis are not faster) <BR> Walk round the redlight, it's safe. <BR>Cannabis is legal & high quality.(in the <BR>"coffee shops" not on the street) <BR> Beautiful architechture, canals etc. <BR>CARRY A MAP ALWAYS,VERY VERY EASY TO GET <BR>LOST!!!!!
Jun 17th, 1999 | 09:07 AM
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This is GREAT! <BR>Anybody else have suggestions? I have a similar layover a little later in the day. What I would really like is a chance to get away from the airport, stretch my legs, get some fresh air. I'm not really into drugs or hookers. though.
Jun 17th, 1999 | 10:21 AM
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Okay. I'll try the math. <BR> <BR>It'll take a bit to clear immigration [I assume your luggage will checked] Let's say 20 minutes [that would be quick anywhere]. Then you have to find the transportation and get downtown -- based on the previous post that's about an hour total.] You need to be back at your gate having recleared immigration by a half hour before your flight. So let's say 40 minutes to get back. [15 + 25] and another 20 to clear immigration again plus the half hour. Now that adds up to [scribbles furiously on a scrap of paper] 3 hours. That leaves one hour to wander at best. Of course if your arriving flight is late the margin gets smaller. And if you have any hand luggage that needs to be stowed someplace in the airport that will slow you down too. <BR> <BR>I wouldn't risk my onward flight on this, but the miracle of forums such as this one is that you can solict advice and make your own choice 
Jun 17th, 1999 | 01:57 PM
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Thanks for the help with the math, Sally. I hate trying to figure that stuff out. <BR>I'm unclear on the customs issue. I though I would clear customs at my final destination, not at first point of arrival. Is this not true? <BR>Also does having carry on luggage speed things up or slow them down? I'm planning only on 2 carry on items.
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Jun 17th, 1999 | 02:06 PM
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Well, as to clearing customs, naturally when you arrive at your home country you're subject to inspection, but don't forget that any country you enter may have some formalities for arriving visitors, no matter how brief their intended stay, and this could result in time wasted standing in line. As to luggage, I think the point Sally was trying to make was that depending on the size of the carryons, you may want to deposit them at the airport rather than lug them around Amsterdam during your breathless visit, and finding the baggage check and checking them in/out would also take time.
Jun 17th, 1999 | 04:21 PM
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This question always make me smile, because I've asked it myself a million times. Four hours always seems so long and there must be something to be done, rather than sit at the airport. However, I've always found that departing for a vacation, I don't want to risk missing the flight that's getting me to my destination. And returning from a vacation, I'm too tired to be that aggressive about seeing another place. So there are some places I've never seen (Zurich, Amsterdam, Frankfurt) because they are "merely" lay-overs. <BR> <BR>In my defense, however, I have some history We had a six hour layover in Mexico City. I was young (er), perhaps 30, five months pregnant with my first child, wearing high-heeled sandals. We spent a lovely lay-over seeing Mexico City, arrived at the airport in plenty of time for the flight, but somehow things changed. Don't ask me how. They diverted me to briefly check my ticket while insisting that my husband board, and I was nearly left in Mexico City because I wasn't on time for the flight! I ran into the jetway in my high-heels, teetering and very unattractive, just as my husband was trying to deplane to find me.
