I went Interrailing three years ago and it was something I never got round to writing about. Seeing as we’re currently going through Brexit, I thought maybe now was the time to write about my experience traveling around Europe. Who knows what may happen in a few years? But there are those “what ifs” and what if in the future it becomes too difficult to travel?

Summer is also coming up and we all know it’s the perfect travelling Season. Interrailing was the first time I ever travelled and the first time I really felt independent after moving out from my parents.

I went with my friend, we bought the 7 days in one month Interrail pass which was around £200, it meant we had 7 days worth of travelling.

These next few posts will come in parts otherwise it’ll be a long post and I feel each place I visited deserves its own. Some of this writing is taken from my diary, a lot of it from mind as I was tired and too overwhelmed with excitement to write most things down.

____________________________________________

The first stop was Amsterdam, it’s close to get to from the UK and we managed to get a 10 hour coach for £10. The overall atmosphere on the bus was good. Friends were on their way to festivals, couples were on their first day of travelling the world, mums and children were just wanting to go back and see their families…

What To Do

We stayed with a friend in Amsterdam, she was interning for Nike there. They paid for her apartment (which was just a room at the top of a town house) and she had a little cash on the side to go out and meet people. It was gay pride there at the time so we got to see Amsterdam in its prime, people were partying on the roads, by the canals and later on in the clubs nearby.

There’s a lot of museums around Amsterdam to visit from one end of the spectrum to the other… One highly recommended place to visit is Anne Frank’s house where she loves during the Second World War. It’s quite harrowing, yet interesting to also see how people lived throughout the war and how large their hidden space was.

Amsterdam is also known of course for its red light district so a lot of museums around the city are based on the history of all this. The most popular one is ‘Sexmuseum’, this tells stories of Amsterdam back when prostitution was around often. It’s very interesting and although it does have some funny statues etc, it does show a sadder side to it all too.

What To Eat

There are many cafe’s located around the city, like most European cities (Bruges, Paris, Lille), being there for only a short while, we found the street food located through the cobbled alleys were best to try. Like London, Amsterdam takes on other cultures quite a lot so it’s more of a range with food than just their local cuisine. Grabbing something to eat from one of these stalls and sitting by the canal is what we found worked best here as there’s so much to take in (plus it’s a great place to people watch)

Amsterdam is a city for the relaxed, the lifestyle there seems laid back, something we took in quite well and something we could all learn from. It’s a place you can visit again and again… But after two days there we had to head to Munich on the over night train.

FOLLOW ME ON BLOGLOVIN’ HERE.