( depending on the weather c zaanse schans 1st n on ur return c zandam(better option) or vice versa)
ZandamInntel hotel .u can do either options and then jump back on the trains to zaanse schans
Food- zandam- lagom cafe ( 3 mins frm zandam station)
Bus-take the line 391 bus-takes 14 mins
Zaanse Schans( opening time all days 9:00am - 5 pm) is home to 6 windmills with great names such as The Cat (De kat), The Spotted Hen (De bonte hen) and The Cloverleaf (Het klaverblad).
Food- Vegan Bakery ( has some non vegan stuff as well so chk labels), wolfsend( some vegetarian options)eetcafedetoog( some vegan options)Zaanse Kathmandu Kitchen( indian & nepalese but try avoiding as its nt authentic indian), smeels like chocolate ( hot choc , coffee etc)
Two ways to go -
1 Take a short train ride to Koog-Zaandijk and from there a fifteen minutes walk will take you to Zaanse Schans. It is an eighteen minutes train ride from Amsterdam Central Station to Koog-Zaandijk
2 direct train from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans (Amsterdam and Zaandijk Zaanse Schans in 17 minutes,€3.70 each way) which is included with an iAmsterdam card.
Visit any 1 mill ( price 5 euro), you can go the deck and get a better view from above
Sample local cheese and chocolate, c clogs workshop museums.