We’re a couple travelling to Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam in end-August. We will be in Brussels for two days and Paris for three days. Would it be possible to cover Amsterdam in one day? Please suggest places that we must see, as well as cheap but centrally-located B&Bs for all cities. Also, should we take a train to travel from Brussels to Paris?

Definitely visit the fifteenth-centuryGrand Palacein Brussels, and the nearbyBrussels Centrale market. There’s also the disproportionately famous Mannekin Pis (the peeing boy), and the Brussels Museum and zoo. More attractions are listed atbrussels.info. Pick from the excellent listings atBed&Brussels(bnb-brussels.be) for your stay. Yes, travelling between Brussels and Paris by train is fast and comfortable—it takes only about 90min and costs ¤49 per person (thalys.com/be).

When in Paris, be sure to visit theEiffel Tower, Champs-Élyséesand the many spectacular museums (including theLouvre).You will find more to sightsee, with city passes, if you like; check Paris Info (en.parisinfo.com). You don’t have quite enough time for La Ville Lumiere so select what you prefer. There are 64 B&Bs and rental apartments, including studios, listed for Paris at the reliablecross-pollinate.com.

Sure, any city can be covered in a day and Amsterdam’s not even among the largest, but it’s hardly the best way to go about it. Attractions in Amsterdam include theVan Gogh Museum, theRijksmuseum, its many cafés and bars and its unique canals and windmills (Zaanse Schansis popular for its five or more working examples; 20min by train from the Central Station to Koog-Zaandijk and a 10min walk at the other end, or the twice hourly bus route 391 from Central Station). Seeiamsterdam.com. For stay, check the efficientamsterdam-bed-and-breakfasts.com.

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