We are getting ready for a new trip in a couple of weeks! We're heading to the Netherlands and Belgium to see tulip fields, some picturesque villages and a couple of WWII sites. This is probably the least amount of time I've ever had to plan a European trip, I normally research the destination for months and make a detailed plan with options and alternatives, etc. This time I don't even have the last three days booked for accommodations, we're going to see where we end up and then find a place. This is not my usual style but we may want to spend additional time somewhere and this gives us the freedom to do that. It all came about because Delta Airlines gave us e-credit vouchers for some flight changes that occurred on our last trip and the vouchers had to be used by the end of 2025 so we scrambled to decide where we wanted to go next. It did save us about $4500 though so that was awesome!
We have previously been to Amsterdam so we don't have much planned to see there, though I do want to visit the Rijksmuseum this time. We will be going to the Keukenhof gardens and Kinderdijk and I'm hoping to get some nice photos of flowers and windmills. In Belgium we will visit Ghent, Bruges, Brussels, Dinant, and Bastogne. We're also making a day trip to Trier, Germany to see the Roman ruins there. I'm not sure where we'll go after that but we talked about visiting Maastricht as well.
I booked walking tours of Ghent, Bruges, and Brussels with a company I haven't used before but I've read many good reviews for them. The company is called WithLocals and you can choose your tour, the length and the private guide. The guides post a little info about themselves on the website so you can find one that suits your style/interests. I'm anxious to see how that goes. Hopefully we get great guides and learn a lot!
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