Spent the last week in April visiting a friend also American in Amsterdam. Here's how it went Flight from Detroit took about 8 hrs. Enjoyed all the movies you can watch now on long flights. They must of had about 20 to choose from, plus some TV shows -- all included in the price of your ticket. Takes about 15 mins for the plane to taxi to the Amsterdam terminal. De-planed about a. Smooth sailing through customs. Most of the travel advisory websites recommend using the ATMs to get euros.
It's usually less-expensive than ordering euros from your bank in the US. American currency is not accepted in the Netherlands. Credit cards aren't either at many Dutch retailers. Met up with my friend who has been working in Amsterdam for three months.
I'm 49 and my buddy is Both single. The airport doubles as a train station, which is quite handy. We took the train to Amsterdam Centraal , which is about a half-mile from my friend's apartment.
Once there, I went to sleep for a few hours since I didn't sleep on the plane. Be advised, the electric current in the Netherlands is different than in the states. Adapters are about 1" x 1" in size, whereas Converters are 1" x 3" or bigger. If in doubt, pick up a converter before you come to the Netherlands. Half the things I packed would not work without a converter. When I woke up from my nap, it was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Amsterdam. Enjoyed walking the streets and seeing Vondelpark, where anything goes drinking, even public sex.
Didn't see any of the latter, but there were was plenty of alcohol being consumed. There was a bachelorette party going on in the park and I was asked to pose in a picture with the bride-to-be.
