Our holiday was great. We travelled to Amsterdam via St Pancras and then on to Cologne, Freiburg, Montpellier, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Tomar and Porto.Amsterdam is a vibrant place and the Dutch people are so pleasant to speak to. The accommodation was great for the two nights and the trams in the area were so easy to use.Cologne is full of great architecture and we probably didn’t have enough time to take in the sights. I’d fully recommend the ‘hop on, hop off’ bus. It’s an easy way to get around the whole city in a short time.Freiburg is quite small in comparison and the cathedral is in the centre of town and surrounded by quaint chocolate box houses and hotels. I’d recommend going on a Saturday as the market runs and it’s an opportunity to purchase local crafts.The train connections could be improved as we felt that we needed more time to find the next train. One obvious observation was that there are few staff on the stations to help/advise. Hence the need for more time. The French trains were cancelled several times without any notice and our preprepared routes were disrupted causing extra cost to us. Montpellier was purely a stop gap en-route to Barcelona although the hotel was bang smack in the centre of an industrial estate and quite far from the city centre. The hotel room was more of a self catering facility so we had to rely on reception to get food and drink. Given that we arrived on a Sunday evening this was difficult. Barcelona was nice and at least three days is advised if you want to make the most of it. Do your homework and pre plan what you want to see. Many places of interest are booked online. Madrid is similar to Barcelona and we’d once again advise on using the public transport. If you want traditional food then search carefully otherwise you’ll be eating fast food.Lisbon is lovely although be prepared to do lots of walking. There are lots of independent shops that sell local crafts. I’d also recommend going to the square down by the sea as there are market stalls all around. Nonetheless a learning experience and we’d probably not try and pack in so much is a short time.
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