Eastern Europe + Amsterdam in 10 Days
I want to preface this by saying this was a JAM-PACKED trip. I spent about 2 days in Budapest, 2 1/2 days in Vienna, 1 day in Prague, and 2 1/2 days in Amsterdam (excluding all the travel time in-between the countries). If I could do it over, I would probably cut out one city and extend the time in each of the others. One place I felt I could surely spend more time in was Vienna! I absolutely loved that city!
I’ll also say a lot of this trip was dedicated to finding the best eats, and in particular sweet treats🙃. What can you expect from a baker and foodie though? I have included some of the most well-known/iconic places to stop by for treats in this post, but if you want a more extensive list of must eats check out my recommended eats for Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam. Now without further ado, lets get into how to spend 10 days in Eastern Europe + Amsterdam:
Budapest- Chain Bridge
Budapest - Fisherman’s Bastion
Stop #1: Budapest
Day 1:Walk along Danube Promenade River
Chain Bridge
Hungarian Parliament
St. Stephan’s Bascila
Afternoon snack at Cafe Gerbeaud
Hungarian State Opera House
Shopping around District V/Vaci Street
Day 2: Breakfast at Szimply Sunday Farmer’s Market (*A MUST do if in Budapest on a Sunday!)
Vajahunyad Castle
Buda Castle
Fisherman’s Bastian
Sweet stop at Ruszwarm
Gellart Hill (view of Budapest)- great during sunsets
Vienna - Stephansplatz
Stop #2: Vienna
Day 1:Nashtmarket
Hofburg Palace and Gardens
Pick and choose the museums by Hofburg Palace to visit
Heidenplatz
Volksgarten Park
Rathausmann-Kopie
Day 2: Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens
Sweet stop to try the famous chocolate cake at Sacher torte
Opera House
Burgaten
Stadt Park
Shopping
Day 3: Hundertwasser House
Jesusuit Church
Belvedere
Sweet stop at Cafe Central
Prague - Old Town
Stop #3: Prague
Day 1:Farmers Market
Walk across Charles Bridge
John Lennon Wall
Explore Mala Strana
Sweet stop at Gingerbread Museum and Creperie U Kajatetana
Prague Castle
Day 2:Pictures by Charles Bridge
Wesclases square
Farmers market or Vietnamese town
Explore old town
Dancing building
Sweet stop at Cafe Lourve
Amsterdam
Stop #4: Amsterdam
Day 1: Rijksmuseum and gardens
iAmsterdam Sign
Vondelpark
Foodhallen
Day 2: Albert Cuyp Market
Bike around from De Pijp to Journdann neighborhood
Sweet stop for the BEST cookie at Van Steeple Cookie
Visit central station
Grab fries from Mannekis Pis
Day 3:Bloem flower market
The 9 streets
Shopping
Sweet stop at Winkel’s 43 for apple pie
Red Light District Secrets