Amsterdam - 26/6/2010

Salam semua dan good morning.

Meh kita sambung cerita pasal Amsterdam. On this date kami dibawa untuk melawat the Gassan Diamond Factory. Saya tak ambil gambar kat factory tu. Everybody loves diamonds right? Kat sana mereka menceritakan segala selok belok pembuatan diamonds dari sekasar2 batu sehingga sehinggala terjadinya diamond yang mencecah ratusan ribu Euro. Beli? Nolaa...i'm NOT into diamond sangat...heh..heh..heh.

Next, kami ke Volendam. Tak terbayang saya Volendam ni dikelilingi oleh benteng tinggi yang memisahkan laut dengan daratan yang lebih rendah arasnya. Tiba-tiba aje nampak laut...we was sooo teruja!! Banyak windmill disini..i mean sepanjang perjalanan ke Volendam ni. Pastu, pegi Clog shoe factory, kilang buat cheese dan naik canal cruise.

Sebelum memulakan perjalan nak explore Amsterdam ni, mehla kita baca news tuk hari ni...which is sepatah haram pun saya tak faham yang ditulis dalam suratkhabar tu sebab berbahasa Dutch..:P Ni gimik aje nih..berlakon..:) :D

Volendam

20km north-east of Amsterdam lies the fishing village of Volendam. Volendam is a nice small village. Along the way there were lots of windmills and farmland. Nowadays there are only a few fisherman left most people work in the Amsterdam area or even further away. It is a major tourist spot because Amsterdam is close and the village still has it's own culture. These villages still exude the charm and tradition of yesteryear and feature the original homes used for hundreds of years by its fisherman inhabitants.

Sepanjang perjalanan ke Volendam tu, kita boleh tengok lembu-lembu tengah relax-relax, baring-baring sambil menikmati udara segar kat sana sambil makan rumput yang menghijau. Lembu kat sana gemuk-gemuk & sihat :)

Rumah cantik..bunga cantik..kawasan cantik..peaceful..seronok tengok rumah-rumah kt sana..cantik-cantik belaka..:)


Baca betul-betul nama hotel tu...baca..baca.. :D



Depan rumah laut....bestkan?!?!?! Perkampungan nelayan ni..cool kan.

Pilih-pilih jgn tak pilih..hehehe..:) Rambang mata betul kat sana..mcm2 nak beli tgk tu nk beli tgk ni nk beli.

Zaanse Schans

Is a small village on the banks of the Zaan river, complete with tidy green houses, real working windmills, and small topical museums such as the Clock Museum and the first Albert Heijn store. The Zaanse Schans village gives you a picture of what it must have been like.

Saya suka view dari sini, boleh nampak windmill, the blue sky and the lake..cantik sgt!!

Macam mak dengan anak pulak..hehehe. Ni kat depan clog shoe factory

Rasa macam beli bawa balik aje kasut2 ni bagi kat family & kawan2...:)

Canal Cruise

A very good, fun and original way to Amsterdam is to take a canal cruise. For over 40 years, Amsterdam Canal Cruises has been providing canal cruises through the canals of Amsterdam from the landing opposite the old Heineken Brewery (Heineken Experience). Amsterdam Canal Cruises has a fleet of 6 spacious and comfortable cruise boats. All boats are equipped with heating, toilet facilities and a partly open rooftop. Some of these boats have an outer deck, so weather permitting, you can sit outside.

The Canal boat tour will show you the city from a different perspective. Also during the trip an audio guide will tell you very interesting stories about the city and its artichecture. It's about 1 hour tour, very relaxing. We did it around 3:00 -4:00pm.

There are water everywhere in Amsterdam, so small tiny canals and bridges are very common in the city. Houseboats and tourists boats are a common sight in the canals. Very picturesque

Ok...sebenarnya...banyak dan panjang lagi cerita about Amsterdam ni. Saya rasa cukupla setakat ini dulu....much of the general basic info dah saya cerita kat sini..gambar-gambar pun dah banyak kalau rasa macam tak puas lagi...silala tengok website about Amsterdam, Holland, Volendam, Clog shoe, Canal Cruise, 'Red Light Street' (its an experiencela pegi situ..hehehehe) Next story is about German pulak. Kat German lain pulak scenary dan ceritanya...so tunggu k.