22 May 2019, Wednesday
Still not felling well!!! Terrible phlegm and it hurts when I cough. Woke up late-ish, showered (I borrowed our Russian room mate’s hair dryer yay!), packed and headed to the bus station but before that, pictures with our Russian room mate and warm goodbyes. Cappuccino and croissant at the bus station and then on our way to Amsterdam. Our original bus route was cancelled so we went for the alternative which was really roundabout - from Bruges to Ghent to Brussels, then change buses to Amsterdam. This reinforces my conviction that we should’ve just stayed in Brussels and did day trips to Bruges and Ghent. Oh well. Live and learn.
We arrived in Amsterdam at almost 7 p.m. Then a metro stop away and walk 750 metres to the hostel. Thank God it’s not full and we got the downstairs beds. I think I will never get used to the constant moving around and adjustments to new environments.
With nothing to do and a full day tomorrow, we just walked around our hostel. Amsterdam has a very large immigrant community here, I see a lot of Middle Eastern restaurants and people of all colours and races. Their train stations have walkways painted in rainbow colours to support of the LGBTQ community.
We went to a nearby Italian restaurant for dinner. I was famished although we did not walk a lot today; today was more of a travelling day. I had grilled salmon which came with rice and salad - so a healthy meal since I can remember. Then back to the hostel by 10.30 p.m., shower and sleep.
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