Amsterdam2026 | Perjalanan bermula

alkisahnya, last year, around Sept 2025, MZ was nominated and appointed as one of external examiners utk one student from Malaysia, his thesis relating to contract law (unfair terms), dia buat his phd kat university of amsterdam...dan proses/prosedur viva phd kat sana lain dgn Msia/UK, ie viva nya ialah grand viva, open to public dan seterusnya followed by graduation ceremony right after that, and all examiners ie  3 internal dan 2 external are required to attend the event physically (face to face).

Flight MZ to Amsterdam was pagi2 3hb May, via Turkish Airlines.

pink for me, red for mr hubby, both luggages size 28' ni (selain baju2, bawak jugak RTE food mcm brahim etc)

backpack putih tu MZ punya, black tu mr hubby punya

kami tak wrap bag ni kat airport so pakaikan cover luggage ni siap2 lah...beli cover ni kat shopee jer (beli masa sblm fly gi cuti2 UK sept 2024)

travel berdua jer..mr hubby as my travel partner..ni kali kedua travel berdua...kali pertama, masa gi cuti2 swiss last year (feb 2025).

zharfan yg snap2 pic ni...ni masa nak check-in kat kaunter

pun zharfan yg snap pic ni....sedey jugak sbb tak dpt bwk all boys...worktrip kan..dan boys pun semua sekolah, zharfan pun bz dgn mcm2 test, quiz etc

zharfan yg record video ni... MZ sebenarnya mixed feeling ie sedey jer sbb kena tinggal my 3 boys kat msia (razeen memang nangis lah kat airport...sbb anak bongsu kan...)

wefie...zharfan yg jaga adik2..hantar dan amik pergi sekolah, beli food etc

that's our flight...boarding/gate open pukul 9.10 am..check in 3 jam sblm tu lagi (MZ check in masa pukul 6.50 am), bertolak dari rumah sblm subuh lagi so kami solat subuh kat KLIA.

ni kat lounge, sambil tunggu nak naik

bila naik turkish airlines ni, memang wajiblah transit kat istanbul dulu, sblm fly to amsterdam..so memang akan dpt 2 boarding passes siap2 masa check-in kat KLIA 

ok dh boarding

that's my seat number

naik Turkish Airlines (TA), memang dapat amenity bag/pouch ni..lawa designnya...dlm ni ada slippers, socks, earbuds, eye mask, toothbrush+toothpaste

set ni warna dark brown utk brg2 kat dlmnya, satu lagi warna light brown

kena pilih food from the menu given

sajer snap2 pic stewardess TA

that's my food...MZ amik nasi dan lauk (beef rasanya)--ok jer utk tekak MZ ;)..dessert tu sedap (puding)

sempat layan movie jugak...tajuk movie tu A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, dan layan jugak few other movies...sbb flight ni 11 jam laa..dan MZ susah nak tidur time travel

ni resit beli mknn masa transit kat istanbul airport..MZ byr guna kad wise

mr hubby yg snap pic ni..our 2nd time here...1st time was in 2024 ie masa fly ber5 utk ke london, pun transit kat sini jugak sbb fly via TA jugak

kami mkn McD sbb cafe yg ni jer yg paling dekat dgn boarding gate...food kat istanbul airport adalah antara yg paling mahal di dunia...ni kami amik nugget dan wings jer dan jugak drinks nya mineral water dan lime juice...bila convert, harga nya dekat2 RM 100 ie RM97.67 (ie 1130 turkiye lira)

wefie sambil mkn2 sementara menunggu nak naik flight to amsterdam

tak de sos cili..dpt sos ni jer (rasa2nya ni sos tomato)

ok dh boarding TA from istanbul to amsterdam, flight ni selama 3 jam

ni pun another food (2nd round sblm landing) masa dlm flight KL-instanbul...MZ amik omelette dan potatoes..taste -wise ok jer kat tekak MZ :)

ni food masa flight istanbul-amsterdam..nasi dan ayam goreng (cuma ayam tu agak masin kat tekak MZ so tak abih mkn)

ok, dh selamat landing...lama sgt q utk lalu imigresen sbb org sgt ramai...

ni wefie masa tgh tunggu uber nak gi hotel..muka MZ tired face tu...masa ni around 11.30 mlm dah waktu amsterdam..cuaca sejuk jer, around 10C...1st time lah MZ guna apps uber, memang download siap2 masa kat Msia dan link kan dgn credit card. dari arrival hall tu, menapak jugaklah utk pergi tempat tunggu uber ni  ie kat luar airport (syukur senang jugak nak cari, ie tanya org jugaklah..) our 1st time in amsterdam ni!

next entry - check in Hotel Casa dan breakfast kat hotel pagi esoknya