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I always feel a sense of shame on behalf of British Airports whenever I pass through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and I'm not even British! Poor old Heathrow. I want it to be the world class airport it should be but it doesn't stand a chance when compared to Schiphol.

Schiphol is a large gateway airport that is modern and relatively easy to find your way around. There is a State Railway station under the airport with regular trains only 15 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal Station.



Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol

If you can't bear the though of leaving Europe then this is your last chance saloon. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Schiphol is located in the area behind the passport control between the E and F Pier.



Holland Casino Schiphol

An airport with its own casino.



Wireless Internet

This is the chink in the armour for Schiphol. There is no free wireless here - you have to pay an exorbitant amount. This is a European wide problem though (Shannon Airport in Ireland is the only place that I have used so far that have free wireless).

Labels: airport, amsterdam, heathrow, netherlands, schiphol

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Who needs to view London from the British Airways London Eye when you can see it all from a British Airways flight to Heathrow. The east to west flight path to Heathrow must be one of the most scenic flightpaths in the world. I always like to get a window seat on the right hand side of the plane when flying into London.

Flying along the Thames you get to see Canary Wharf and the building formerly known as the Millenium Dome. Then it is a flyby past the heart of Westminster with the Houses of Parliament and past Hyde Park.

Labels: england, heathrow, london

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