Lets go to Amster-who?

COME to Amsterdam, they say.

Laid-back attitude, unbeatable art, elegant buildings, and canals. Such canals! (But everyone has been to Amsterdam, or if they haven’t they should have). Or elsewhere in the Netherlands, The Hague, with its diplomatic quarter, abundant book stalls and flower shows (sleepy). Or perhaps try Delft, the eponymous “city” which gave the world the European version of china (you could walk it in five minutes).

Well down the road from all these three, Utrecht has all that and more. First it’s a bit hillier than Amsterdam, so the canals have depth. And depth is important. You still have the buildings running along the length of the canal with cafes, bars and shops but there are also the record shops, art exhibits and ice cream at water level. Two for the price of one.