Apple pie in Amsterdam

It's been a while since I didn't post anything. I didn't have what to write about. I haven't travelled anywhere since Düsseldorf and I thought to write something about my past journeys.
I've been to Amsterdam in May. Even I stayed only two days I've wandered a lot around. It's nice to have someone with whom to share this experience. For me that's my best friend F.
He came to Amsterdam for a conference meeting and I said: "Why not meeting there?". And I bought the tickets. We do this kind of stuff a lot.

So.. let's come back to my journey to Amsterdam. The weather was great. I was afraid it will rain but the sun was on my side. I will be honest and say that I didn't try any stuff for what Amsterdam is known. I wasn't tempted to do that.

Instead I've tried the best apple pie. I've found a nice place ("Back to black") where I had a delicious sweet breakfast. I will definitely go back.

What else? I was impressed by the naturalness of the parks. Aww.. and I wanted to rent a bike but I gave up quickly when I saw how crazy they are riding the bikes. It's like driving a car in Bucharest.

Now that I remember, this journey meant more for me. It reminded me what I love to do and that I shouldn't give up on things I adore to do for nobody. If someone loves you, he/she will be on your side and support you whatever you want to do.

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