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Stops @ Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Posted by roanne in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 4, 2009
At first, I didn’t seem to like the idea of spending hours in an airport, ‘coz time flies so slow when you’re bored, right? 
But, I didn’t expect staying in Schiphol can be this enjoying–well at least, for a busy airport like this.
Inside the Terminal
*Inside the Terminal*
Schiphol looks like SM Megamall with a quick stare. Well, it kinda looks like an enlarged SM Megamall should I say. Going from terminal to terminal is easy, thanks to the moving walkways and lifts available.
The airport is so huge, that it never goes overcrowded IMO.
See, Buy, Fly
No one will have problems shopping inside Schiphol, ‘coz there are plenty of shops available. They’re just scattered everywhere in sight! From Hermes, YSL & Louis Vuitton to Kipling, Samsonite & Longchamp, you’d never run out of luxe items to see!
*From Cosmetics to Sweatshirts *
*Cutesy keyring I got (also a cellphone charm)*
Dining
Just like shops scattered around, food choices are also omnipresent in Schiphol. I got a yummy tall caramel macchiato in Starbucks for around € 4. Friend and colleague M got a quarter pounder meal in McDonald‘s for about € 7.50. Most of the food available are mainly European. Pastries are so French-y! Though, water and other beverages are definitely expensive at around € 3-5!
*Food Lounge & Vending Machines*
*Really huge looking Chupa-chups. M and I passed by it while heading to our terminal. Thus, we learned that it’s just a container, and there are like 15 lollipops inside it*
*Apple-Walnut Tart I bought from a French pastry store for € 4. The tart’s indeed huge that I had yet to consume it while traveling to Ghent!*
Manila – Amsterdam – Brussels – Ghent
Posted by roanne in Airport, Amsterdam, Belgium, Brussels, Ghent, Netherlands, Personal Moods on April 3, 2009
It’s almost 
I finally arrived in Brussels last night (EST time, of course[!]). It’s been literally a long day for me and my colleague, traveling 13 long hours from Manila to Amsterdam then waiting for 4 hours and finally flying for about 40 mins from Amsterdam to Brussels.
Travel from Manila to Amsterdam was somewhat exhausting because I could hardly get my sleeping position (my reclining chair’s broken ). Yet, the airplane’s entertainment system somehow kept me preoccupied whilst sleeping amid of each movie.
Then, we hafta wait for about 3-4 hours before finally flying to Brussels. While waiting, we decided to saunter around the Schiphol Airport [in Amsterdam] to keep ourselves preoccupied at the moment. The airport actually looks like a larger version of SM Megamall, only less busy, more walkways and teemed with airplanes.
I actually got myself a pretty keychain (that also doubles as a cellphone charm) during one of our window shopping strolls there. 
*Cutesy keychain with Easter Bunny*
The Brussels airport, on the other hand, really looks entirely different than the one in Amsterdam. It really looks contemporary to me, just like nouveau architecture you see in Singapore or in the US.
It took us about 30-45 mins before finally arriving in our destination–Ghent. Ghent is really a majestic place, and I’m starting to love it! 
Everything you see is a picturesque landscape. I definitely love the houses as well as the nature surrounding it. In particular, the place we’re currently staying in has a wide garden, overlooking the river. The weather’s somewhat cold, but it’s really fine for me. I could compare it to Baguio’s temperature, albeit colder. Best of all, there’s little to no pollution at all.
I really had a nice first day meeting new, interesting people to boot.
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