We gave ourselves the much deserved rest after last night's Ultimate Party pub crawl. We woke up just in time to check out of the Heart of Amsterdam, our hostel in the centre of the Red Light district.
The seven-hour train ride to Berlin had two legs. We took the first train for about twenty minutes to Hilversum, before switching to the opposite platform for the train to Berlin.
The seven-hour train ride turned out to be a pleasant and comfortable one. Jerrain and I had a four-seat cabin (almost) to ourselves. A German lady joined us briefly. It was great we had the time to relax, nap, read, listen to our iPod and play games.
The trains are efficient and easy to figure out. For majority of the trains, we did not need to make reservations. Just turn up at the designated time according to the train schedule, fill in the date on our Eurail Global Pass, and just wait for the train conductor to come by and punch a hole in the pass below the date. I am thankful we got the Eurail pass.
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Cost: €1.50 hot chocolate, €3.80 brownie and orange juice, €3.60 snacks for the seven-hour train ride, €7 dinner at Asian Gourmet
- Train: Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin seven hours
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hey Kelly,
ReplyDeleteenjoy ur time in Germany :)
ur not gonna stop by in Frankfurt are you?
Wow, I envy you, sounds like you're having a wonderful time! :-) Train rides can be nice, very relaxing. Lucky you, getting a cabin to yourselves! Enjoy Berlin, it's a wonderful city. If you have time, check out the East Side Gallery (graffiti gallery on the remnants of the Berlin wall) and the beach bars by the river. Really nice, chill atmosphere in those bars.
ReplyDelete@Julia: I will be going to Munich, but I don't think I can drop by Frankfurt. Would have been great though!!
ReplyDelete@Oyvind: The East Side Gallery is a.ma.zing!! Looks a little like the place you went to in New York? But on a bigger scale?
that's sad but I'm sure we'll meet again in Singapore someday anyways :)
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