NgoNovemba 2012, ngavakashela izwe lamaphupho ami - eNetherlands. Abaningi bazothi wonke umuntu uphupha lapha ukuze ahambe ngenxa yethuba lokubhema amakhambi futhi ajabulele ubusuku obusebusuku kwelinye lamadolobha akhululwe kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngenhlanhla, i-Eton ngami, njengoba ukuhamba, okokuqala, ngibheka indlela enhle yokujwayelana nesiko labanye abantu, funda amasiko abo futhi babona izindawo eziningi ezihlukile nezingajwayelekile.
E-Amsterdam, ngafika ukuze ngivakashele ama-ReixMS adumile, ukuvakashela ama-Museums van Gogh noRembrandt, kanye nokuhambahamba emigwaqweni ethokomele yedolobha futhi enze umfula uhambe ngezinyawo. Ngingathanda ukuqaphela ukuthi izinkambo e-Amsterdam zibiza kakhulu namuhla, ngemuva kwakho konke, indawo yokuhlala emahhotela ivame ukufaka amakamelo okudla, kepha ukudla kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa ezindaweni zokudlela kanye nathi nginqume Gcina, ukunquma ohambweni oluzimele.
Ngama ehostela elincane, etholakala ngamamitha ambalwa ukusuka engxenyeni ephakathi yedolobha, lapho ama-euro ayi-10 ngosuku anikezwa khona ngendawo elele egumbini elenzelwe abantu abangu-4-6, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwekhishi e Isikhathi esikahle kuwe. Ngithenge ukudla esikhungweni esincane sezitolo futhi ngalungisa izitsha ezingelula zokuzimela, ngakho-ke kungakwazi ukukhokhela iminyuziyamu eminingi kanye nenkundla yemidlalo yeshashalazi e-erotic engxenyeni yekota ye-Red Lantern (umnyango wokubuka izindleko cishe ezingama-25 euros).
E-Amsterdam, ngiphinde ngavakashela imakethe yezimbali. Lapho ngithenge khona izikhwama eziningi ngama-tulips bulbs (izindleko zephakheji zingama-3-5 euros), kodwa sehluleka ukunambitha amakhekhe ngokushona kwezitolo zekhofi endawo, njengoba izivakashi zithengisa ngokunganqikazi. Nginqume ukungagcizelele futhi ngikhawulelwe kumakhekhe ajwayelekile, ayenambitheka kakhulu futhi emnandi. I-NE5 ngincoma ukuthenga insangu futhi ngizama ukuyikhipha embusweni, ngoba kungavela izinkinga ezinkulu emngceleni.
E-Amsterdam, ukuvakashela i-ReixMusee, lapho kwethulwa khona iqoqo le-chic, futhi lithathe uhambo lobusuku ku-Leidseplain Square. Ngikuthande kakhulu ukuchazwa kweNational Maritime Museum, iVan Gogh kanye neRembrandt Museum, futhi kwakhumbula nokuvakashela e-zoo, okutholakala engxenyeni enhle yedolobha ngezindawo eziningi zepaki.