While in Bruges, you must go on a tour of Flanders Fields, especially being Canadian! Make sure you go to Bruges first, that way if you fall in love (as I did),  you can opt to skip Brussels. I only went to Brussels as a day trip, but found it a typical European city – not horrible, just not terribly exciting. Did I mention I LOVE Bruges? I’ve been there 3 times. Ypres is worth a day trip too.

Okay, here’s the company I went on a tour with. Actually I’ve done all three of their bus tours on my various visits. I liked how they ran things. It’s been a few years, however, so I can’t vouch for how things are now. http://www.quasimodo… I did a bike tour with them too on my last visit. It repeated a lot of the information you get on the bus tour Triple Treat.

Have a Belgian beer for me.

I’d second the trip to Flanders Fields. I’d recommend the company (guy) i went with.  Daytours. A one man operation.  Just a history buff (Nathan) and his van.  Seats 8 people total.  Saw stuff the bigger tour buses won’t see.  My trip was out of Bruges.  Ypres was part of this tour.  Not worth a day trip IMHO itself.  Skip Brussels. Waste of time.  As exciting as Brampton.  Bruges is an awesome town.

the Daytours link http://www.visitbrug…

Biking.  I hope you get to enjoy travelling around Amsterdam and maybe even Bruges by bicycle.  There is really no faster way to get around as a tourist except maybe by taxi. 

Vondelpark. sure……….not lots there……….it’s a park.  Same feeling about Damrak square. blah.  Several of the bike companies have tours by bike.  I went with Mike’s Bike tour. they were ok.  getting to see the surrounding countryside  on the outskirts of AMS by bike was fun.  I think your 3 days is plenty.

My Mike’s bike tour guide recommended seeing the Van Gogh museum after getting high  – apparently flowers flying out of the paintings right at you.  I didn’t get to experience this but maybe after some magic fungi you can do it and if you remember, post your experience here.  happy travels