Friday, April 10, 2009

Easter holiday trip etc..


I know its been ages since ... I dunno maybe a month or two I never been aggressively into blogging or else..maybe been buzzing with my schoolwork,crazy hard exams, events, classes, and well that's what we called life..Currently I am laying lazy in Mai's room in Delft,Netherlands. We had so much fun together few days after I've finished my another trip with 4 college mates and 1 friend from Malaysia. This time we decided to tour Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) plus, Germany for 7 days and 6 nights starting from Amsterdam and end at Brussels.

eurotrip (Amsterdam, Cologne, Luxembourg, Brussels)

31 Mac 09- (evening)2.55pm - train Cardiff to London Victoria,[2.55pm-5.35pm]
(night) 8pm - bus Eurolines London-Amsterdam [8pm-8.30am next day]

1 Apr 09 - (morning)8.30am - arrived Amsterdam, Check in hostel boys and girls, round2 Amsterdam (Pasar Waterlooplein, Damrak Square,Museum Van de Goh, Anne Frank House, Pancake house, Red light district)

2 Apr 09 - (whole day) Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans (windmill, diamond, clog maker, cheese, etc) and Volendam (dutch traditional harbour)
- (evening) girls check out and to Delft

3 Apr 09 - (whole day) Amsterdam or Delft to Keukenhof,Lisse. Take a train to Leiden (Tulips garden) [entry EUR13.50]

4 Apr 09 - (morning) 7.04am - depart from Amsterdam to Cologne by train [07.04am-09.43am]
- (afternoon till late) check in hostel, tour Cologne

5 Apr 09 - (morning) 8.11am - check out hostel, depart to Luxembourg [8.11am-12.45pm]
- (afternoon till evening) one day tour in Luxembourg
- (evening) depart to Brussels by train
- (late evening) check in hostel Brussels

6 Apr 09 - (whole day) Brussels walking tours (lead by Mawar),to Grand Place, Manniken Pis, Wafel tasting, sevenirs..

7 Apr 09 - Check out hostel, tour Brussels (one day transportation), Mini Europe, atomium, EU commisions, War Museum
- (night) 22.45pm - depart to London by Eurolines

Transportation
Cardiff-London-Amsterdam, 31 March 2009= fairuz #booked by train n eurolines bus, GBP115.00+49.50=GBP164.50(GBP32.90 X 5)
Amsterdam-Cologne, 4 April 2009= dilla #booked by train, GBP105.00
(GBP 17.70 X 6)
Cologne - Luxembourg, 5 April 2009= fairuz #booked by train,GBP125.56
(GBP 20.93 X 6)
luxembourg - Brussels, 5 April 2009 = mawar (#bought at the counter,EUR 18.00/person)
brussels - london, 7 April 2009= dilla #booked by eurolines, GBP38.93/person

Accomodation and tour
Amsterdam = dilla #boys hostel 3 nights=deposit paid GBP10.65 (GBP5.33 X 2),
balance EUR90.00 (EUR 45 X 2), girls hostel 1 night=deposit paid GBP6.42(GBP1.61 X 4), balance EUR 43.50 (EUR 11 per person)
Cologne = fairuz, 1 night = EUR17 per person
luxembourg, brugges, brussels = mawar, jay, faiz. [hostel 2 nights brussels]#deposit paid= GBP19.14 (GBP3.19 per person), balance EUR169.20 (boys = EUR 30.60 per person, girls = EUR 27 per person)

Above a little bit planning that successfully accomplished but I continue my journey back to my friends place in Delft,Netherlands and will be back to Pontypridd on 12 April 2009. Tomorrow, on Saturday, we will be going for a weekend trip to Brussels and this will be my second time there. I will spend for the whole Saturday with the girls (Lal,Mai and Ain)until about 9.30pm heading back to London. That's all my 2 weeks of Easter holidays with my dear friends..Luv it!

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