Check-in Hotel Casa, Amsterdam

dari Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, kami naik uber utk ke hotel, perjalanan lebih kurang 30 minit jer, jarak pun tak jauh (tapi tambang of course lah tak murah sbb dlm currency euro kan, MZ pulak gi amik uber XL sbb takut tak muat our 2 big luggages kalau amik uber biasa)

Why this hotel? University of Amsterdam yg pilih hotel ni, so uni bayar (sponsored) for 3 nite stay and MZ top up bayar utk another 2 nite stay...convert to RM, one nite stay here costs me RM800+, so MZ byr RM1745.26 from my own pocket utk this accommodation. rating-wise, hotel ni 3 star hotel.

standard room jer ni...nice and cozy for 2 pax..katil king size

toilet pun ok jer, tak de bathtub lah, tapi ada shower. ada hair dryer jugak. of courselah toilet kering dan tak de bidet (MZ bwk portable/collapsible gayung dari Msia hahhhaah)

ada coffee maker (kami tak minum kopi) dan jug kettle. bilik ni tak de iron, tapi ada jer public iron kat certain levels, MZ memang dh bwk my travel iron siap2. bilik MZ no 245 ie tingkat 2. anyway, near the lift, ada jugak provide microwave, tapi MZ tak guna pun sbb malas nak angkut mknn if nak guna microwave tu. tak de bottled water so kena amik air kat water dispenser kat luar (kami survive minum mineral water dan masak air jer guna jug kettle tu)

beria MZ susun2 RTE kat rak tu hahaah..tak abih pun mkn semua yg dibawa sbb mr hubby fussy eater, jenis tak suka mkn RTE. 

view dari tingkap bilik kami..style kat sini, housekeeping nya kena request via online kalau kita nak suruh dtg kemas bilik/tukar towel etc..sempatlah MZ request sekali jer, and ada sekali tu, dia dtg kemas jugak wpun tak request. so total 2x jer housekeeping sepanjang 5 nite stay here.

breakfast buffet style...menu yg sama jer setiap hari...ada pancake, scrabble egg, hashbrown, fruits. ada jugak roti2, croissant etc

wefie

ni kat area lobby/lounge/reception. luas jer lobby ni

main entrance jenis pintu pusing2 gini

view kat luar hotel

Amsterdam ialah bandar basikal ie penuh basikal merata2 (ala2  motorsikal kat msia)

wefie dlm lif...biasanya wefie ber5 kalau dlm lif ie setiap kali holiday/staycation kat mana2 with our 3 boys

MZ obessed sgt tgk keta kecik2 gini..merata2 dlm Amsterdam city...ala2 ride on tapi keta betul la...muat sorang jer! EV car :) ada saiz besar sikit, muat 2 org

pagi2 1st day tu, kami jalan kaki utk pergi ke Metro Station yg terdekat, nama station tu Amstel, 10 min jer jln kaki...nice weather so best la enjoy the view. Metro tu mcm LRT kat msia...selain metro, ada train jugak sebelah menyebelah, dan ada tram jugak (atas jln raya)

ni tram! sempat jugak kami naik tram masa last day kat Amsterdam 

burung ni ada merata2 esp kat metro station..sbb Amsterdam kan sgt byk canals, so sesuai lah utk burung2 ni

Amstel Station (kebetulan public holiday lah kat sana masa 4/5 tu so org tak ramai)

my travel partner..syukur mr hubby dpt amik cuti utk temankan MZ

geram tgk tulips ni..ni kat kedai2 kecil dlm Amstel Station

harga  3.5 euro (dlm RM15)...cuma tak praktikal if nak bwk balik msia...so mampu tgk jer

ronda2 dlm kedai...ni antara benda yg rare sgt....isi kelapa as snacking! tak beli, just snap pic jer

baby carrots, tak rare cuma teringat kat zharfan sbb dia suka sgt mkn baby carrot zmn dia sek rendah kat nottingham sbb sek memang ajar student mkn benda ni as healthy snacking

kami beli mineral water ni...yg ni rege ok lagi..sbb bila convert jd around RM12 sebotol (actually tak leh convert bila holiday kat europe ni)...masa beli air ni kat airport ie masa last day nak balik msia dah..bila convert, air ni jadi RM17 sebotol ....gitulah rege nya

RM12 yer lps convert

sajer survey2 fridge magnet...tak beli pun kat kedai ni..sajer tgk2...average rege memang 5 euro onwards..if convert dekat2 RM25 jugaklah seketul

burung ni dlm metro station..ada piano lah kat sini as part of deco2

ok now MZ tepek gambar dari HP mr hubby plak
gambar MZ posing2 la hahahah syukur sbb ada mr hubby yg tukang jd photoG utk MZ ;)

ni posing dgn tram :p beria sgt! emm tak perasan ada sampah kertas kat kaki MZ :p Amsterdam tak sebersih tokyo yer..tp bersih lah dari msia ;)

ni dlm Amstel Metro Station...lawa kan painting/mural kat dinding tu

ni posing kat dpn hotel...nampak kan perkataan CASA tu..memang huruf dia gitu

ni pun depan hotel..suhu masa ni around 11 C (waktu pagi)..tema tudung, jacket dan kasut pink...ni kira Day 1 lah kat sana ie 4hb may 2026 monday (sbb 3rd may tu kami sampai sini dh almost midnite)

ni kat dlm hotel ie lps siap breakfast..kat level one (bkn ground floor)

another pose..actually hotel ni..part of it is used as student accommodation (mcm hostel tp private gitu) so byklah tempat utk students lepak2 study buat assignment etc

ok next entry - kami pergi Zandaam!

Amsterdam2026 | Perjalanan bermula

alkisahnya, last year, around Sept 2025, MZ was nominated and appointed as one of external examiners utk one student from Malaysia, his thesis relating to contract law (unfair terms), dia buat his phd kat university of amsterdam...dan proses/prosedur viva phd kat sana lain dgn Msia/UK, ie viva nya ialah grand viva, open to public dan seterusnya followed by graduation ceremony right after that, and all examiners ie  3 internal dan 2 external are required to attend the event physically (face to face).

Flight MZ to Amsterdam was pagi2 3hb May, via Turkish Airlines.

pink for me, red for mr hubby, both luggages size 28' ni (selain baju2, bawak jugak RTE food mcm brahim etc)

backpack putih tu MZ punya, black tu mr hubby punya

kami tak wrap bag ni kat airport so pakaikan cover luggage ni siap2 lah...beli cover ni kat shopee jer (beli masa sblm fly gi cuti2 UK sept 2024)

travel berdua jer..mr hubby as my travel partner..ni kali kedua travel berdua...kali pertama, masa gi cuti2 swiss last year (feb 2025).

zharfan yg snap2 pic ni...ni masa nak check-in kat kaunter

pun zharfan yg snap pic ni....sedey jugak sbb tak dpt bwk all boys...worktrip kan..dan boys pun semua sekolah, zharfan pun bz dgn mcm2 test, quiz etc

zharfan yg record video ni... MZ sebenarnya mixed feeling ie sedey jer sbb kena tinggal my 3 boys kat msia (razeen memang nangis lah kat airport...sbb anak bongsu kan...)

wefie...zharfan yg jaga adik2..hantar dan amik pergi sekolah, beli food etc

that's our flight...boarding/gate open pukul 9.10 am..check in 3 jam sblm tu lagi (MZ check in masa pukul 6.50 am), bertolak dari rumah sblm subuh lagi so kami solat subuh kat KLIA.

ni kat lounge, sambil tunggu nak naik

bila naik turkish airlines ni, memang wajiblah transit kat istanbul dulu, sblm fly to amsterdam..so memang akan dpt 2 boarding passes siap2 masa check-in kat KLIA 

ok dh boarding

that's my seat number

naik Turkish Airlines (TA), memang dapat amenity bag/pouch ni..lawa designnya...dlm ni ada slippers, socks, earbuds, eye mask, toothbrush+toothpaste

set ni warna dark brown utk brg2 kat dlmnya, satu lagi warna light brown

kena pilih food from the menu given

sajer snap2 pic stewardess TA

that's my food...MZ amik nasi dan lauk (beef rasanya)--ok jer utk tekak MZ ;)..dessert tu sedap (puding)

sempat layan movie jugak...tajuk movie tu A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, dan layan jugak few other movies...sbb flight ni 11 jam laa..dan MZ susah nak tidur time travel

ni resit beli mknn masa transit kat istanbul airport..MZ byr guna kad wise

mr hubby yg snap pic ni..our 2nd time here...1st time was in 2024 ie masa fly ber5 utk ke london, pun transit kat sini jugak sbb fly via TA jugak

kami mkn McD sbb cafe yg ni jer yg paling dekat dgn boarding gate...food kat istanbul airport adalah antara yg paling mahal di dunia...ni kami amik nugget dan wings jer dan jugak drinks nya mineral water dan lime juice...bila convert, harga nya dekat2 RM 100 ie RM97.67 (ie 1130 turkiye lira)

wefie sambil mkn2 sementara menunggu nak naik flight to amsterdam

tak de sos cili..dpt sos ni jer (rasa2nya ni sos tomato)

ok dh boarding TA from istanbul to amsterdam, flight ni selama 3 jam

ni pun another food (2nd round sblm landing) masa dlm flight KL-instanbul...MZ amik omelette dan potatoes..taste -wise ok jer kat tekak MZ :)

ni food masa flight istanbul-amsterdam..nasi dan ayam goreng (cuma ayam tu agak masin kat tekak MZ so tak abih mkn)

ok, dh selamat landing...lama sgt q utk lalu imigresen sbb org sgt ramai...

ni wefie masa tgh tunggu uber nak gi hotel..muka MZ tired face tu...masa ni around 11.30 mlm dah waktu amsterdam..cuaca sejuk jer, around 10C...1st time lah MZ guna apps uber, memang download siap2 masa kat Msia dan link kan dgn credit card. dari arrival hall tu, menapak jugaklah utk pergi tempat tunggu uber ni  ie kat luar airport (syukur senang jugak nak cari, ie tanya org jugaklah..) our 1st time in amsterdam ni!

next entry - check in Hotel Casa dan breakfast kat hotel pagi esoknya