ZUBY77:
I did not leave Amsterdam the following day as it was time to do the actual tourism. I went online, booked a boat tour through the canals. Lots of foreigners were with me but I happened to be the only African there. It made the atmosphere a bit awkward for me but then I hardly care for such things. White kids would occasionally glance at the odd man sitting alone, pretending to be having fun like everyone else but the truth is that such things is always better when we have someone to talk and analyse each landmark passed through.




We sailed thought the canal waters passing through landmarks such as the old Diamond house, Museums etc. The funny captain explained each landmark in English as we got to the end and turned back. It took an hour to round up. I want satisfied, so I bought a double decker bus tour and joined them. We drove around the City as well before I returned to my Hotel. In the evening, I went to the Amsterdamslpoort to see some old friends and share some drinks.
I aready decided that I was not going tk sleep in anybody's house all through the tour. I made all arrangements of Accomodation through Bookings.com and AirBnB before going to the city.
I was going going to Berlin Germany the following morning, so I left the gathering around 10pm and returned to the hotel. Note that at this period of the year, the sun is up around 5am in Europe and still up there around 8pm.

Lungdick:
I'd like to ask a questiond. I'm sorry if it's derailing your thread.


Do you have dual nationality? If no, did you use your nigerian passport for the euro-tour??

odinga1of:



U see everyone ignored your question!

Who doesn't know the "The Great Ozoigbondu 1 of Berlin ?

Someone that has been travelling all over Europe since 2002, u dey ask irrelevant questions.

Nor be only Dual Citizenship, Thrice Citizenship him get

Lungdick:
I'd like to ask a questiond. I'm sorry if it's derailing your thread.


Do you have dual nationality? If no, did you use your nigerian passport for the euro-tour??

Cityboy123:



Which app do you use to book tours?

odinga1of:



U see everyone ignored your question!

Who doesn't know the "The Great Ozoigbondu 1 of Berlin ?

Someone that has been travelling all over Europe since 2002, u dey ask irrelevant questions.

Nor be only Dual Citizenship, Thrice Citizenship him get

Chicent:
Yes he used his Nigerian passport beçause he has been travelling before now... So with your good cash you are good to go.

Chicent:
She asked an humble question... If you don't have answers you pass... BTW the question was for zuby... Be civil

Lungdick:


before you comment, did you check the year my account was created

i asked because i don't know it, so what happened to "we keep learning everyday

odinga1of:

I did not insult you bro, u will see a smile emoji. I was just been sarcastic.

Lungdick:


lol... No vey jhare. I still de learn naani

Lungdick:
I'd like to ask a questiond. I'm sorry if it's derailing your thread.


Do you have dual nationality? If no, did you use your nigerian passport for the euro-tour??

pansophist:


All the countries he visited are in the Schengen zone, so with a Schengen visa (eg a visa from Spain), you can travel within the EU visa free, and also outside the EU to some countries.

So one doesn't need to have dual citizenship to travel free within Europe, but a visa will do.

Chicent:
She asked an humble question... If you don't have answers you pass... BTW the question was for zuby... Be civil

ZUBY77:
I arrived Amsterdam with the THALYS fast train via Brussels Belgium. I did not bother to alight and take a look at old Belgium because it was never part of the plan. I had only two weeks to tour around, therefore some countries were just going to be drive by.

Amsterdam was as it has always been from my old days living there, calm, organised and everyone minding his business.
I arrived at the Amsterdam Central Station, took a picture with the Train Driver since I was at the first Class Cabin close to him, (I booked all my tickets with the First Class Cabins though). My hotel was at the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS near the Johann Cruff Arena, so i took a taxi and went there .

ZUBY77:
This tour was planned all the way back from Lagos. All apartments and hotels were secured through Booking.com.

All travels were secured through

Thalys app.

bahn.de app(German Train system)

Omio app (Amazing third party app that has answers to every travel plan)

Trenitalia app

And of course Air France app for Lagos to Paris and Back to Lagos.

Like I said, I have things planned out before stepping out of my house in Lagos to the Murtala Muhammed [s]Airfield[/s]. Na airport sir..

ZUBY77:
The first thing I did before leaving Lagos was to buy an international esim card called holafly. From my research the unlimited data covers the entire Europe, which means I don't need to buy a sim card at all throughout the tour. Since I planned to stay 2 weeks, I purchased 15 days unlimited package at 47 US dollars.
Since it does not allow hotspot function, I purchased two packages for my two mobile phones. I knew I was going to get wifi in hotels etc, but like I said, I was really prepared for the tour.
So i have Internet everywhere I go, in the trains, parks, cars, etc. I was really connected.

ZUBY77:
Two days in Amsterdam and I was done. I already booked ICE (Inter City Express) train ticket from Amsterdam to Berlin Germany.
Back in the hotel, I kept myself busy with a bottle of original Jack Daniel's. I have missed the stuff a lot, not that I don't see them in Nigeria but I am afraid to drink or eat some stuff back home. Our people are usually more interested in making profits rather than importing original things.

At about 10 am, I checked out of the hotel, trecked to the Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena Train Station and boarded my train to Berlin. It was going to be a long ride, so booked first Klass earlier.

Sitting near the window, I observed the entire landscape along the way. Summer was just starting, the grass and trees were too beautiful.

It didn't take much time to cross to Germany since Holland is a small Country. From the border, the Deutschland became familiar. The memories started coming back. Germany was the first country I lived in Europe. As we got to Oberhausen Train Station, I recalled that it was the first City I lived for a week when I nearly arrived in Germany. It was there that my Globalruns Journey started.

I arrived Berlin around 4 pm and headed straight to IBIS HOTEL in Ku'dam area near the Berlin Zoo Garden. I booked an apartment in Neukoln area back from Nigeria but since I arrived a day earlier, I had to get a hotel room for a night. I chose to go to Berlin because that was the city I lived in and operated from back in 2004/5. Berlin was where I had many friends, it was very easy to chose Berlin. Berlin is the capital of Germany too.

After I settled down, I made few calls and an hour later, few people were already waiting for me in the hotel reception. It was time to go look around town.

To understand things better, you may wish to start reading my book here.
https://www.nairaland.com/1333913/there-back-time-nairaland-best

ZUBY77:
On the 5th of June, I took my family out to a Chinese restaurant to atleast bribe them to allow me have the vacation alone. I didn't want them to go through the obvious stress I was going to witness.

Sometimes we have to make sure everybody is on the same page and agreement before taking decisions. That's a guarantee to a happy relationship. Just find a way to balance things up, there is always a way.

ZUBY77:
Berlin was the only place I decided to sleep for three nights. Having lived there in the last, I had many friends to see. News already circulated in town that I was In town. Everyone wants to see me, especially the street guys. I was one of them but i left long ago.

rinzylee:
@ZUBY77

please how do I get the password to the conclusion of Season 7 or even the whole story?

ZUBY77:


I am redeveloping the site. small time

ZUBY77:


I am redeveloping the site. small time