If you've seen last weeks post you would have seen day 1 & 2 of my Amsterdam adventure, so if you haven't checked that part out I would read that before this one! By day three we were pretty museumed out, so decided to just stick with the one! We headed out early to the Museum of Handbags and Purses.Located in Amsterdam's historic central canal belt, the museum's collection includes over 5,000 items dating back to the sixteenth-century. One of only three museums across the globe specialising in this field, it houses the world's largest collection of bags and purses.
I found the history behind handbags and purses super interesting to see how they developed over time to how they are now. In retrospect I would have gotten the audio guide to really explain what I was viewing going through the museum. I also would have to try out their High Tea in these beautiful room overlooking the canals.
Our lunch plans consisted of what is possibly the most instagrammable cafe I have ever been to called Pluk. Just a scenic walk from the Museum of Handbags and Purses we decided to route via Anne Franks house to take a look from the outside (tickets were already sold out two months before we went!) and then through the floating flower market to get to our final destination of Pluk.
I have to admit I did take a horrendous amount of photos in Pluk but it was just so beautiful I wanted to capture its pure glory from every angle. I will admit its not the most budget friendly cafe but it is worth the price! I had the balanced breakfast of a croissant, mermaid/unicorn doughnut and a Tony Chocoloney (hot chocolate) which came with a tiny stroopwafel. If I could live in this cafe I so would, they also sell super cute homey bits and gifts which were also super cute. Make this a go to cafe stop on your Amsterdam trip!
After our brunch we wandered around central station and the areas round it to see more of the streets and canals. We then headed back to the hotel to freshen up and went out to Festival Treck food festival in Amstelpark. We arrived at the park quite early and saw a super cute little train that takes you round the park for the bargain price of €2.50 which took 15 minutes but was a nice way to see round the large park.
It was hard to decide what to have with so many different food options from all sorts of cuisines to pick from. I started with a chicken pesto pasta from a van serving antipasti and pasta and then moved onto an amazing what can only think of as a steak bavette type dish which was super delicious. But trying to decide on dessert was really hard but went for churros with milk chocolate sauce.
After our food we had a strawberry daiquiri and listened to some of the live music they had performing just by the main cocktail station. It was a super relaxed evening of good food and entertainment so if you are in Amsterdam next time its held I would really recommend heading there for some food!
On our last day we didn't have a lot of time before we had to head for the airport so we headed to central station after checking out of the Student Hotel. With typical flight delays we headed for a Vapiano's for lunch, before taking the train to the airport where we sat for hourrrss waiting for our flight.
Have you been to Amsterdam or is it on your bucket list? Let me know if you have any future recommendations if I venture back!
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