{"id":988,"date":"2012-12-09T03:09:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=988"},"modified":"2012-12-10T03:15:17","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T19:15:17","slug":"back-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=988","title":{"rendered":"Back in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I flew back from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam. It is a 12 hour direct flight by KLM, usually leaving KL around midnight and arriving at Schiphol airport early next morning (time difference is 6-7 hours). Always a long tiring night for me, because I am unable to sleep in a plane.<\/p>\n<p>Recently KLM started another option, leaving KL around 10am and arriving in Amsterdam the same day at 4 pm. I tried it and my first impression is positive.<\/p>\n<p>This morning Aric sent me to the airport where we had our breakfast at McDonald&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=989\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355041941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Breakfast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"wp-image-989 alignnone\" title=\"Breakfast\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973.jpg 480w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1973-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last few days the weather conditions in the Netherlands had been bad with lots of snow, causing delays and cancellations of quite a few flights, so I was relieved to see that my flight had only a 45 minutes delay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=993\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,481\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355045362&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0033557046979866&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My flight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-993\" title=\"My flight\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19761-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the flight I watched three movies, played many games of Tetris, and had a short afternoon nap. At Schiphol two of my brothers were waiting for me, the temperature was 8 \u00baC, hardly any snow left.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=991\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355096140&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Snow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\" wp-image-991 alignnone\" title=\"Snow\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781.jpg 480w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_19781-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I arrived at my condo, a surprise was waiting for me&#8230;:-). Yolanda, Paul&#8217;s sister, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=677\">visited Malaysia<\/a> a few months earlier had come to my place and left some Christmas presents for me. And switched on the central heating. So sweet&#8230;;-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"995\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=995\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,481\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355097485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Christmas presents\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-995\" title=\"Christmas presents\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1979-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a cup of coffee, I went out to the supermarket for my traditional first-day shopping. Herring, cheese, strawberries, bacon, bread. Delicious Dutch food&#8230;:-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=996\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,481\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355104272&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1980\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-996\" title=\"Dutch food\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_1980-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last few weeks I have gained weight, a few kg, and I am afraid that these three weeks in Holland will add another 1-2 kg. When I am back in Malaysia I will have to start dieting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I flew back from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam. It is a 12 hour direct flight by KLM, usually leaving KL around midnight and arriving at Schiphol airport early next morning (time difference is 6-7 hours). 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