We woke up at 0430hrs to prepare to go to the Airport to catch our flight from Geneva (0620hrs) to Amsterdam (0800hrs). Luckily, there was a free shuttle bus to the airport from Ibis Hotel.
The Easyjet plane was delayed for 2hrs. We were stuck at the airport for 2hrs. Total waste of time. When we reached Amsterdam Airport, we had to take a train (E7.80) to Amsterdam Central. The journey takes about 20mins. We placed our backpacks at the Central lockers (E7.20).
We hope on to a bus and took a “free ride” to Van Gogh Museum. The bus was extremely crowded. The entrance to Van Gogh Museum costs us E20. We saw the famous “Sunflowers” and a self-protrait of himself and his bedroom.
From the Van Gogh Museum, we passed the famous Rijksmuseum. We then went to Hard Rock Café. We made the Access card. The access card costs us E27.95. I bought a t-shirt which cost me E30.70. I took pictures with a life-sized chess set just outside Hard Rock Café.
We made our way to Waterlooplein Market which is a famous flea market in Amsterdam. Along the way, we saw tulip bulbs which looked so beautiful. They are so pretty. We walked to the famous red light district next. The ladies were standing behind small cubicles with a glass front. They were displaying or parading themselves to “hook” clients. Those at work would have their curtains drawn. Some of the ladies were fat, ugly and old. The price is E50. We even saw some “he-shes”. There were a lot of shops selling kinky stuff.
We stopped at a eatery to buy fries and fried chicken (E4). It is so nice to eat something hot as the weather was cold. The toilets at Mac and Burger King were not free. They cost E0.30 and E0.25 respectively. We ventured to the Chinatown in Amsterdam. We bought a Chinese bao for E0.75.
The sky was getting dark and there was a Christmas funfair. We bought a pan-cake which everyone was queuing for. The pancake costs E3. We watched people ice-skating on a portable platform. There was festive mood everywhere. We took pictures with a large pair of Holland cloaks.
We visited a Casino next and lost E6. We went to a internet shop and booked our hotels at Paris and Barcelona. We paid E2 for an hour and paid a guy E1 to send an email cos we did not want to buy another hour of internet use.
We collected our backpacks and took the train from Central station to Amstel station (E1.90 per ticket). We took the Eurolines bus which was scheduled to leave at 2200hrs and reaching Paris at 0600hrs. The bus ride for me was alright but Dac could not sleep. There were a lot of Negros on the bus.
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