After that, I bought a train ticket to Amsterdam centraal, It is their Railway hub where all trains in the Netherlands and in Europe meet. The Train ticket is about 3.70 Euros, but if you purchase using a credit card, you have to pay an extra EUR 0.50.
Arriving at the Amsterdam Centraal, I soon realized how it is without heating. It was suuuuuuuper cold (well at least for someone who came from the tropics like me lol!). The temperature is between 0-8 Degrees Celcius all day.
I tried to drag my luggage out of the station and I was fighting the cold temparature at the same time. I was advised by the organization that my botel (boat+hotel) is very near the Amsterdam Centraal, I just have to look for the Nemo (a green building, shaped like a ship) near the sea.
It was a good fifteen minute walk and finally I found the Botel. Its called Botel Zebra and coincidentally, the owner of the Botel is a Filipina.
I was warmly greeted by Ms. Mary Anne. We had a few chats before I finally decided to have lunch with Laura, one of the participants of the conference who came from Australia.
I Had an opportunity to have an extra day to roam around the city before the conference. Amsterdam is beautiful. As you know, The Netherlands is a flat country, and Amsterdam used to be a marshland. The early Dutch people drilled holes and inserted millions of piles to make Amsterdam stable.
Another unique thing about Amsterdam is that, prostitution is legal and marijuana is legal (well, legal but regulated, and to correct the common misconception, not all drugs are legal, only Marijuana is legal, and in regulated amounts only)
Sorry, no pictures of prostitutes in Amsterdam because apparently, its illegal to take their photos.
True enough, there are things in this world that you can only enjoy in Amsterdam
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