Gerry&Joy
10+ Posts
My wife and I plan to fly from Victoria to Seattle to Frankfurt on Condor Airlines. After this long trip, we will likely stay overnight in Frankfurt (at the airport or in the city) and then go on to Amsterdam by train as Condor, in conjuction with Deutsche Bahn, has a inexpensive Fly/Rail program which I think we can take advantage of. We have booked a river cruise from Amsterdam to Strasbourg, departing on a Wednesday. We've never been to Amsterdam so we'd like to spend 3 or 4 days there with perhaps a day trip to Bruges.
Since we arrive at FRA at 1:35PM, staying in the city makes more sense than at the airport as there is much more to see and do and eat before retiring in the evening to better adjust to the new time zone. I assume train or bus service from the airport is good. We plan to stay in a private apartment in Amsterdam so arrival there in the afternoon makes most sense. Fortunately, there seems to be many trains between Frankfurt and Amsterdam although we would prefer to minimize the number of transfers.
I'd like to hear from others, especially anyone familiar with the Fly/Rail program between Condor and DB, does this sound like a good plan? The alternative is to fly from FRA to AMS the afternoon we arrive - there is a flight at 4:30PM. After a long flight, I'm not sure this is a good idea. You should also know that we are a retired 76 year old couple who have been to Europe before, mostly Italy, and we are reasonably fit and healthy. We have some tourist French, Spanish and Italian but not German. Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
Since we arrive at FRA at 1:35PM, staying in the city makes more sense than at the airport as there is much more to see and do and eat before retiring in the evening to better adjust to the new time zone. I assume train or bus service from the airport is good. We plan to stay in a private apartment in Amsterdam so arrival there in the afternoon makes most sense. Fortunately, there seems to be many trains between Frankfurt and Amsterdam although we would prefer to minimize the number of transfers.
I'd like to hear from others, especially anyone familiar with the Fly/Rail program between Condor and DB, does this sound like a good plan? The alternative is to fly from FRA to AMS the afternoon we arrive - there is a flight at 4:30PM. After a long flight, I'm not sure this is a good idea. You should also know that we are a retired 76 year old couple who have been to Europe before, mostly Italy, and we are reasonably fit and healthy. We have some tourist French, Spanish and Italian but not German. Thanks for your comments and suggestions.