{"id":4410,"date":"2016-07-27T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=4410"},"modified":"2019-02-14T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T11:01:22","slug":"a-week-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/a-week-in-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dee, Jouke and Gerben where in Amsterdam. And I could squeeze a week in. So it was off to Amsterdam once again. They had a caravan on a small camp ground about 8 kilometres from Amsterdam Centraal. Great to do this with my bike! <\/p>\n

The Deutsche Bahn BS<\/h3>\n

So I went online and looked for a train that will get me from Stuttgart to Amsterdam with my bike. There is a little box to click if you want to travel with your bicycle. Great. Now to get there in the afternoon with the bike it was only one nice option. 6 different trains on the way to Amsterdam and 5 different trains on the way back to Stuttgart. Really??
Well I did book and wanted to pay the 98\u20ac but you can not print that ticket and they do not send it to the App as well. They only send you a paper ticket for another 3,90\u20ac.
After I booked I was not sure where my bike was on the ticket so I did email Deutsche Bahn. Turns out you can NOT book the bike online. You have to call them or go to the station. So I went to the station only to find out that 2 of the trains where full and I can only travel without the bike! WTF??
The woman at the counter was looking into her computer to tell me that but I can not book it from home? Why is there this stupid box and nobody tell me that I can not book it from home? Grrrrrrrr. Of course I can not give back the ticket for free as well. So train hopping it was. <\/p>\n

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The first train – never been in one of those but really comfortable and a lot of space. They should have more of them! <\/p>\n

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This one was quite boring but OK with a lot of space <\/p>\n

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The next one: not to bad but full. <\/p>\n

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Along the river Rhein. Might be the best part in the German rail system. I love to go along that river valley and look for castles and dart through the small villages.<\/p>\n

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Since there is not a lot of space between the river and the hill the tracks cut right through the little villages. <\/p>\n

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Lots of cruise ships on the Rhine. <\/p>\n

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And lots of castles on the hills. This one does look like it will fall soon? Strange! <\/p>\n

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The last German train for today. It will bring me over the border. No way somebody with a lot of luggage would have made it since there where only minutes in between. <\/p>\n

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Not a lot of space for fat people in the Dutch train. But free WiFi! <\/p>\n

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The last train for today – right into Amsterdam Centraal <\/p>\n

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Slowly they sink into the water<\/p>\n

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OK – this is a 80.000\u20ac plus Taxi. Sure we have a lot of E Class and some S Class Mercedes cabs on the road. But I never saw a Tesla Taxi. And on that day alone I did see 7 more. Turns out that they have a total exemption of the registration fee and road taxes for 5 years if you have a corporation. Saves you about 19.000\u20ac. Charging and parking in Amsterdam is free for you at the charging stations. Plus an extra subsidy of 5.000\u20ac if the car will be a Taxi. Plus there are reserved parking spots and if you have your flat in Amsterdam that could save you a 10 year wait for a spot if you have an electric car. Makes sense – a lot!<\/p>\n

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Walked to the market where the guys did sell today. Helped to get everything in the van and we where off to the camp ground. A very small place only a few kilometres away from the city center. In the far distance you could see the light of the cars on the highway but it was quite and green. And only a hand full of other campers – great! <\/p>\n

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Gerben & Jouke<\/p>\n

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We took a small trip on their free day to see some country side – took this picture on a one car ferry – 2\u20ac one way. <\/p>\n

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Dee got a new kitchen machine and was so happy. Somehow she likes to work in front of the door so it gets tricky to get into the camper. <\/p>\n

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My morning cup o Joe. The gang left quite early every morning – way to early for me. I did sleep, had some breakfast and a second cup of coffee with my emails. After that it was time to shower and get dressed. I walked a few different routes towards the inner city and took a few ferries over the water. That way it never got boring. Took me about 60-80 minutes to reach the train station or one of the markets.<\/p>\n

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Cool BMW <\/p>\n

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Did meet Lina in Amsterdam – we did meet each other in New Yorc City while helping Zack at his film project<\/p>\n

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On the way to the ferry<\/p>\n

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Old Peugeot 203<\/p>\n

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On the ferry to Amsterdam Centraal<\/p>\n

 
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