Part 1: The Planning process for Amsterdam :)

A short introduction to the problem:

Funny how a plan of a trip can be changed or rather not happen as you planned it, but despite everything that happens around the plan, the result is so amazing that it looks like you have not planned anything ...

Here's the story of our planned trip to Amsterdam and Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and the things that happened to me along the way...

Let's start from the place, where it all began J Sounds silly, but the truth is that the idea of ​​going to the Netherlands came from a (un)ordinary conversation between me and my dear Lenka. I think it was around November when we were writing about something, me from Gdansk, her from Sofia, and discussing the last podcast of Armin van Buuren ... In one moment, we were talking that we'd like to the tour for ASOT 600, and suddenly we were both on the same page – We have to go to 6.04.2013 in Den Bosch, Netherlands!!! But we had to be sure to have money for a ticket to the party and find cheap flight tickets J

Anyway, it turned out that one of our dreams came true and ASOT 600 was about to come to Bulgaria! It would be a very expensive and very time-consuming to go back to Bulgaria for me and the same for Lenka to come over to the Netherlands. So things came to the point that both felt the atmosphere of ASOT 600, but in two different places.

And eventually I found myself alone, arranging trip to the Netherlands, already bought a ticket for the party and on my way to buy a ticket Gdank - Eindhoven and back. The  idea to go alone scared me, but honestly, I felt it very strongly that I won’t be alone. Lenka introduced me to a group of Bulgarians who were planning to go to the party and we would meet to go together, but later things changed... However, I bought tickets for the party and for the plane in both directions, dates were clear - 4.04 to 9.04!!!

Since January I had been feeling such and enthusiasm, an excitement. My roommate Natalia knew every time I start to dance around the room for no reason or to laugh or cry while listening to music smiling, what was the reason.

The truth is that I really wanted to visit Amsterdam, but from everything I've heard, I was rather scared to do it on my own, and the idea quickly vanished from my mind. My plan was to raise money to cover my costs around Eindhoven, to look around and to learn as much as I can for the Dutch culture.

The Solution!

Like from the nothing, but ... actually, I know from where - Granada, Spain, a sunshine rose on the horizon of Erasmus, named Mihaela. This is a very nice, smart and serious girl, half Bulgarian, half-Russian. She has been living for last almost 8 years in Spain and exactly from there she came to Poland. We both wanted to go around, and both like organizing things in time, both when we say something, we actually do it. The moment I told her that I had prepared a plan for the trip and she immediately joined a frantic pace. Wonderful!

We went with her to Prague and Vienna, but this story is for the next time J

Mihaela also wanted to go to Amsterdam, so I didn’t have to convinceher, she was already convinced, I just had to tell her when we were going J She bought a ticket for the same flight as me, the prices were almost the same. She wanted to come with me to the party, but all the tickets were already sold out. But more important was that with her I was able to go to Amsterdam. J

The Plan:

We divided our time like this:

- On 4.04 we arrive in Eindhoven and from there we take a bus that takes us directly to the center of Amsterdam. Perfect! We check in where we were supposed to stay (this is even more interesting story). Do a night tour, dinner and go home to have rest.

- On 5.04 we would have the all day to look around Amsterdam and also on 6.04 until the early afternoon, and then I leave for the party, and she stays in Amsterdam with a friend of hers, and on 7^th  after the party in the afternoon we would meet in Eindhoven. Meanwhile I could look around Den Bosch.

- On 8.04 and 9.04 in the morning we would be walking around Eindhoven and in the afternoon catch a plane coming back to Gdansk ...

Well  this plan for only two girls seem a little unsure, but things worked great for us ...

There was wondering where to spend the night, there was extreme experiences, there were butterflies in the stomach, there were butterflies in the head after Space cake, talking about jealousy, ‘Simpsons-Family guy’ competition...

I will try to fully recreate how the whole experience was J

Are you curious?