Etap Amsterdam

Early morning Easyjet flight = touchdown in Amsterdam and arrival in the city centre about 10.30 am, completely knackered but ready to hit the streets! I purchased a map at the airport which came in extremely handy as I quickly realized that every street ...

The second day in Amsterdam started with a cheeky lie in, which meant the bike tour I was planning on doing was postponed until tomorrow in favour of a canal tour. When I first arrived in town I headed to the largest park, the VondelPark, which was ...

... delay for KLM passengers, whose plane wouldn't start meaning that they would have to wait for a replacement to fly in from Amsterdam. We walked out and boarded the plane, enjoying our self-selected seats in row 2 before leaving not too late. ...

... opted to buy a bottle of apple wine from the supermarket to try for ourselves that evening. Susan had accidentally left our power adapter in Amsterdam.  So Wikus had to run to Aldi to see what they had for him to fix it with.  All he could find ...

... made me very cranky as I am really tired from the crazy schedule of the last couple of months.  Yesterday I was in Amsterdam, the day before in Istanbul and this flight started in Paris.  Too many late nights and early mornings recently.  ...

... to where my booked hotel should be located. This turned out to be a pretty rough neighborhood, much like some western parts of Amsterdam. The hotel, which was situated right next to a soccer field, seemed to be focused more on large groups visiting them. ...

... outside the Brussels-Zuid station across the road. Back at Brussels-Zuid we grabbed dinner, enquired about reservations and trains to Amsterdam on Thursday and browsed the 3 chocolate shops on the concourse. Of course we couldn't resist a little Cote ...

My first travel abroad... My first adventure that really test my patience and self esteem.. I've worked here for a year ... hmmm.. love the people, the place.. but the food really kills me.. hehe! it's taste good but so spicy which my liver can't ...