Flight No: CX271/CX270 (HKG-AMS-HKG)
Date : 8th June - 12th Jul 2009
Flying Hours: 12 hours 35 mins
(GMT +0200)
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of around 1 million (with suburbs) on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.
Its name is derived from Amstel dam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel where the Dam Square is today. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed.
The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world's top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world is located in the city centre. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, its red-light district and its many cannabis coffee shops, draw 4.2 million tourists annually.
Den Haag HS Train Station
Day 1 - Amsterdam
Date : 8th June - 12th Jul 2009
Flying Hours: 12 hours 35 mins
(GMT +0200)
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of around 1 million (with suburbs) on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.
Its name is derived from Amstel dam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel where the Dam Square is today. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed.
The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world's top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world is located in the city centre. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, its red-light district and its many cannabis coffee shops, draw 4.2 million tourists annually.
Den Haag HS Train StationDay 1 - AmsterdamBicycle is the most common transportation in Amsterdam, you'll see it anywhere, anytime
Had my lunch at McD, Egg & Bacon with a cup of hot Cappuccino at EUR 5, expensive!
The souvenir shop
I shot this picture and he forced me to pay, and I did, 5cents ...hohoho!!!
Elaine and I at the Dam Square
Madame Tussauds, Amsterdam
The Amsterdam Dungeon
What a beautiful city with a lot of rivers
Extracold, I will visit it next trip ... I have seen it on The Amazing Race where the teams have to complete a task inside the Ice Bar sliding the beer glasses on the ice-made table without letting it fall on ground ....
My favourite Burger King 
Carrying the cheese .... acting
The Flower Market
Sex Museum, entrance fee at EUR3, not really impressive but worth visiting it once
Envy?
Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Approximately 900 000 visitors in every year.The windmills were built after 1574.
Moo ...
We've conquered Holland
Feeding the hungry goat
The wooden shoe
Amsterdam Red Light District
End of Day 1, on the train going back to the hotel
Day 2 - Rotterdam 
Day 2 wasn't a good day as it rained and very windy, I did not bring a big jacket, ended up tolerating the cooling wind for hours
Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, partly in the municipality Nieuw-Lekkerland, partly in the municipality of Alblasserdam, in the province South Holland, about 15km east of Rotterdam.Kinderdijk is situated in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands.
The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best known Dutch tourist sites. They were placed on the list of UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.
The train route in the Netherlands 
This little kid is adorable, thanks to his parent letting me to carry him with a picture
The Cube House at Rotterdam
My favourite Cappucinno and my Chicken Pieces with Bacon & Mushroom with Fries @ EUR16
The Tram, another common public trasportation in the Netherlands
My transportation tickets and maps
Day 3 - Riding Bicycle
Den Haag Novotel provide bicycle to airlines crew to ride for FREE
the surfers
My bicycle number - E58
I took a clip of the little kid with my colleague - KellyPLAY to see how adorable the kid is
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