After the sidetrip to Poland, previous post, we had one half day left in Prague and that would be spent mooching around the hotel and leaving for the airport for a stay in Amsterdam awaiting the final and last leg - the flight to Toronto.
The way back
Easyjet landed in AMS in the afternoon and after a 30euro taxi we arrived at the B&B. This was chosen because the way back was supposed to be more relaxing than the usual airport hotel but having experienced the IBIS on the first day we did think why did we go anywhere else on the way back? Fears allayed the B&B was cheaper and cosier than any IBIS. The only drag was that the weather was rain and walking was limited. No problem the restos were only 200 yard down the street. Problem was only one place was open - we had arrived after lunch and before dinner. However we found a grill/bar that had lunch and was willing to cook fish and chips even though it was a dinner item. Wonderful but being in Holland, expensive.
Back to the airport in a shuttle ordered at the B&B, we wondered at the time why the rate was cheaper than a taxi, which was hefty. The B&B was the shuttle in their car, very convenient. With the check-in counter already open the lineup was already a long one, well the more time spent there was less spent waiting at the gate. Amsterdam was the most modern of all the screening operations we had been through, Doreen had her bag isolated for what they thought was a suspicious object - an umbrella. Waiting at the gate I flipped through the AirTransat app to discover that the flight was delayed by 35minutes, the info boards never showed it but we did take off 45 minutes late.
Back to the airport in a shuttle ordered at the B&B, we wondered at the time why the rate was cheaper than a taxi, which was hefty. The B&B was the shuttle in their car, very convenient. With the check-in counter already open the lineup was already a long one, well the more time spent there was less spent waiting at the gate. Amsterdam was the most modern of all the screening operations we had been through, Doreen had her bag isolated for what they thought was a suspicious object - an umbrella. Waiting at the gate I flipped through the AirTransat app to discover that the flight was delayed by 35minutes, the info boards never showed it but we did take off 45 minutes late.
Wrapup:
- Travelling with carryon bags was no problem, we checked a bag on the Prague leg, we probably didn't need to but better safe than sorry
- We needed more time in Prague, taking two days out of it, was a bit much.
- St Petersburg was spoiled by the weather.
- Lineups at the attractions were a pain
- Everything was according to plan no screwups in the agenda or hotels or timing
- Always have some local currency, the money exchanges advertise 'no commission' don't know if that is true but you lose less money there than at shops and restaurants.
- Airport travel was not the drag we thought it would be; allow half a day for 'travel time'.
- Wifi was good in most places.
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