Eurail Blog Category: Netherlands
Read travel stories about Netherlands.
Amsterdam – Frankfurt – Vienna – Budapest
Some people ask me why I enjoy taking these long train trips when flights can be faster? There’s a beauty to having conversations unfold as the mountains, hills and streams unfold outside the train window. I’ve learned that there are sights and relaxed conversations that can’t be had on a flight. Read more
In Amsterdam
Amsterdam turns orange the last day of April. In honor of their Queen’s birthday, or actually the Queen Mother’s birthday, Holland takes a spring break this day. Officially called Koninginnedag, it’s Holland national holiday for unity, and is celebrated also in the Dutch colonies of Antilles and Aruba. All in orange, in [...] Read more
Budapest – Linz – Frankfurt – Amsterdam
Train Tip: If traveling west from Budapest, the common approach would be to connect in Vienna to faster trains. But the new Rail Jet heads west to Munich from Budapest, without any need to change in Vienna. It runs a few times each day. Most Austrian and German trains have printed [...] Read more
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