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Europe - Tulips, Clogs, Windmills… It’s Netherlands! (“,)

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I noticed that I might have interchanged some events in my previous blog entries, my memory is fuzzy and I think I’m seriously in need of memory plus now! =P Anyways, they all happened, but it just might not be in correct order, sorry! =X Time to tour Amsterdam ! 1 st is the Tulip Farm! For all flower lovers out there, this place is a must go. They have the most beautiful tulips I’ve ever seen, in different colors, sizes and variants. I’ve never seen such wide array of tulips in my whole life! The weather is a bit cold but I’m loving it. Perfect for the flowers to bloom and stay fresh. We didn’t have enough time to really enjoy the whole place bec. there’s so much to see but it’s still worth it!We also visited the diamond polishing house. Netherlands is very proud of their perfect cut diamonds. I’ve learned bits of info on the kinds of diamonds and how much they’re worth, but I still wouldn’t be able to spot a fake diamond though, haha! XD Then we went on a canal cruise ...

Europe - Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam... =)

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Have you ever tried having breakfast in France , lunch in Belgium , and dinner in Netherlands all in the same day? Well, I have! (yabang! Hahaha! XD) That’s exactly what we did on our 3rd day (Apr 27) in Europe , three different countries in one day! You might think that we would’ve been dead tired bec. of the long travel so we should’ve jumped into our beds and sleep when we arrived at our hotel in Amsterdam right?  But no, we didn’t do that, we just have to use up all our remaining energy to the last drop don’t we?! =P Read on and you’ll know… ^^ Sadly, it’s time to leave Paris . We still have so many places to see but we need to move on (maybe I’ll have my honeymoon in Paris , hmmm… that would be nice… “yobo, you better be rich!” LOL! =P). We reached Brussels before lunch time. Of course we visited first the Mannekin Pis which is the most popular landmark in Brussels . Through all the small alleys, it’s there in the corner of a street (which is a surpri...