At the end of August, Thanh and I spent a day in Amsterdam. The reason or excuse was visiting the ‘Cool Japan‘ exhibition at the Tropenmuseum. During our walk through the streets of Amsterdam, we stumbled upon De Hallen Amsterdam.
Tag: The Netherlands
ÖBB Nightjet to Brussels in 2020
As reported by Wiener Zeitung, ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) expects to start a Nightjet service between Vienna and Brussels in January 2020 and another to Amsterdam in 2021.
‘Green Speed’: Train operators Thalys and Eurostar to become one
Train operators Thalys and Eurostar plan to merge. The stakeholders of the two companies announce more efficiency.
REVIEW | ‘Cool Japan’ exhibition at Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS) in Antwerp from 18 October 2019 to 19 April 2020
Museum Aan de Stroom or MAS in Antwerp wil host the ‘Cool Japan‘ exhibition from Friday 18 October 2019 until Sunday 19 April 2020. Thanh and I went to Amsterdam to visit the exhibition at the Tropenmuseum or Museum of the Tropics.
Impressions of Eurovision Song Contest 2020 host city Rotterdam
Rotterdam will host the Eurovision Song Contest on 12, 14 and 16 May 2020. It was chosen from five cities in The Netherlands with a serious bid.
Tall Ships’ Races 2022 in Antwerp from 22 to 25 July
The Tall Ships’ Races return to Antwerp in Belgium in 2022. Mark Friday 22 to Monday 25 July in your calendar.
REVIEW | Thalys Lounge at Brussels South/Midi station
Thalys, the high speed train company, offers a lounge in a selected number of train stations. Gaining access to one of their lounges is actually fairly easy. I got to check out the lounge at Brussels South/Midi station.
VIDEO | Brussels – Amsterdam with the Benelux-train (no reservations)
If you want to travel from Brussels in Belgium to Amsterdam in The Netherlands by train you can choose the Thalys or the Eurostar. But you need to reserve a seat. You don’t on the intercity train called the Benelux.
Eurostar will run after Brexit: France grants train operations license
The French ministry of Ecological Transition and Solidarity has granted Eurostar France SAS a license to operate trains on its rail network.
Antwerp – Brussels – Paris in Thalys Comfort 1
Thalys is the brand name for high speed trains connecting The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. At the end of January Bert, Wim and I travelled from Antwerp to Paris to attend a concert by film music composer Vladimir Cosma at Le Grand Rex.
