Having a sunny day here in Netherlands for quite the whole day is a real blessing. We were lucky to have it on that Saturday when we planned to go around the city of Amsterdam. We were able to walk around without problem, to enjoy the attractions, the canal cruise,museums, and the rest.

Although it was sunny, it was still having fresh breeze,thus I was really lucky to have my jacket with me. Along the course of the day, the activities continue and the energy started to get turned on and the heat could be felt. However, so long as we were under the shadows, without the direct hit of the sun rays, it was still a bit cold.


Right after we exit the Central Station to buy our cruise and museum tickets...

The Amsterdam experience started right after we arrived at the central station (train) of the city with a single train trip of about an hour and a half from my domicile city, Nijmegen. It was a busy day, as expected, in the busy city where everyone meets/ends up in Europe: Amsterdam!


Lovely day huh! Waiting impatiently for our cruise boat here...

According to wikipedia (for some educational part):

[the city] 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 (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.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.In 2010, Amsterdam was ranked 13th globally on quality of living[10] by Mercer, and previously ranked 3rd in innovation by 2thinknow in the Innovation Cities Index 2009.

As the boat started its course for the canal cruise

to be continued....