My Trip in Netherlands
:I went to Maastricht, Netherlands for a Human Factors conference. I am presenting a paper on ... nevermind.
Netherlands is less populated and Metropolitan than I thought. Always lived in busy city like Singapore, this caught me off-guarded. I was expecting at least something like Minneapolis.
Things are very expensive. MacDonalds Ice Tea cost 1.6 euro (3.2 Sin$). But they come with lemon taste, as Europe always needed that touch of class (but lemon for 1.6 Sin$ ?).
Maastricht
From Amsterdam to Maastricht
Youngsters coming back from party. All dressed in black.
The Maastricht Central station. It was old but looks good. Good start in entering the city. City buses all come here. So its like transport interchange center.
Bus Interchange for city buses.
The carriage brings people between train station and MECC convention center. Rose was looking 'urrgh' because the horse chewed on her.
This is a nice dutch home. They like flowers and they bloom.
Bicycle tracks line up along road, a common and nice feature in the city.
This is pretty standard OLD Maastricht buildings look and feel.
The Netherlands orange color. Notice the sharper red brick building. This is pretty standard MODERN Maastricht buildings look and feel.
There is emphasis of beauty in many of the structures.
This pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the city.
This is the farther side of the same stretch of road.
This is a much older building. This style of common in city center.
This is me.
Drinking in the sunshine -- a European habit.
European fashion tend towards that of playful, aristocratic, and strong color sense.
A typical alley/street as you walked through Maastricht.
MacDonalds also come with outside sitting in the sunshine. Coffee comes with cookie.
Glass Aesthetic
Modern buildings have lots of glass on its exterior, a common aesthetic feature.
Biking is a popular way to tour Dutch cities. There are tracks everywhere.
Flowers are one of the key products of Netherland. These flowers bloom in any season, thanks to Biotechnology.
Traveling at 140kmh or more, train is a very good option in seeing Europe.
A Dutch success story.
Even the cows in Netherlands are layback...
Amsterdam is a center for diamond cutting. Selling of diamonds or related jewelries can be found in many parts of the city.
Lots of canals run through Amsterdam. Blocks like these along canal banks are common sights.
I went off track and saw a school in Amsterdam. Observe how many activities take place at the same time. Children seem to learn to make decision since young, defering from the Asian type of education.
These four houses look like ones in the models. And resembles look and feel of any Amsterdam canal banks.
Bulbs are commonly seen items at flower markets.