Monday, December 05, 2005

Cadburys Happinness Factory; Amsterdam

In view that I've already been to Amsterdam, we decided that we should take things easy and relax and to walk aimlessly through the streets of Amsterdam. We wanted to let Amsterdam reveal her secrets and discover her charm and distinct character. The trip was fantastic. The food was good. The weather was not too bad. The hotel was excellent.

There were only a few things that didnt go right.

Firstly, we missed the dinner cruise we had on our itenary. We were on time according to our travel agent's information. It stated that we needed to be at the dock at 7.45pm for an 8pm cruise. We were there at the right time. However, we were informed that the cruise had left at 7.30pm. Apparently, all their evening dinner cruises for winter leave at 7.30pm. It was really dissapointing. The cruise was worth 69 euros per person! I'm definitely going to call the stupid travel agents tomorrow.

Secondly, I do not recommend sleeping in the airport. If ever you had the choice, NEVER sleep in the airport. My gawd.. the seats are so uncomfortable and because of the arm rests, you can hardly position yourself on the seats! Not to mention you need to mind your belongings most of the time.

The ground stewards were bloody useless. Nobody knew what to do or what was going on and the stewards just went about their business ignoring passengers. They werent much help really... not until past 5am when the bloody airport opens!

Once we arrived at the hotel, we zonked out. We put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the outside of the door. Unfortunately, there were a bunch of guys who thought it funny to disturb those who had hung 'Do Not Disturb' signs up. They kept knocking real loud on our door. It happened about 4 times and I would have poured boiling water at them if I had the strength to get out of bed. It was SO annoying.

All in all, I tried my best not to let these (and other minute) 'black spots' get me down. It wasnt worth it (though I'm still a little pissed about the cruise and the assholes in the hotel... gawd.. how childish could you get?!). But anyhoo, the trip was definitely at least a B or B+ rating. Was much better then how I remembered Amsterdam. Of course, since it wasnt rainning, we could actually see Amsterdam properly. Thank you Cadbury! *thumbs up and smiling into the camera with a bar of Cadbury Choc in my other hand*

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