Next August 8, my wife and I will arrive in Amsterdam  and have ten

days to spend near there, before we have to get to NYC on August 18.

So we have tentatively planned the following itinerary:

Aug 8		Hotel in Amsterdam

Aug 9		Morning Bus or Train to Antwerp

		Hotel in Antwerp

Aug 10		Hotel in Antwerp

Aug 11		Morning Bus or train to Bruges

		Hotel in Bruges

Aug 12		Hotel in Bruges

Aug 13		Morning Bus or train to Ghent

		Hotel in Ghent

	

Aug 14		Hotel in Ghent

Aug 15		Morning Bus or Train to Brussels

		Hotel in Brussels

Aug 16		Hotel in Brussels

Aug 17		Hotel in Brussels

Aug 18		Flight to JFK

Any comments would be appreciated, regarding the following (or

anything else):

1. Length of time in each city (except Amsterdam; the only one of

these cities where we've been before, so we don't want to spend any

more time there).

2. The sequence of cities in Belgium. Would getting to them in a

different order be better, either for price or a better bus or train

schedule?

3. Some major Belgian (or nearby) city we've left out that we should

definitely not miss?

4. For each inter-city trip, would a bus or train be preferable?

5. Cost and schedule of the inter-city trips. Please point me to a web

site, if possible.

6. Where, in each city, are the bus or train stations?

7. Do train or bus tickets need to be bought in advance, or can we buy

them at the station the day of departure?

8. For each city, hotel recommendations. We would like a

centrally-located hotel, near the major sights we would like to see.

It needs to clean and comfortable, but a lower price is preferable to

extra luxury. We'd like to spend no more that $125 a night, if

possible, but we can go to $150 or so, if necessary.

Thanks in advance.

-- 

Ken Blake