3 days in Amsterdam during Spring

23rd March 2017 -

8 min read

Amsterdam is such a special city and it is self-explanatory why I love this city. Not only because do I live here, but also because it is so beautiful and unique in every corners. The typical brick building, the canals, the bikers, the park in the middle of the city, the modernism, and it is culturally rich. You can see the balance of every thing in Amsterdam. This is the place where you can see a church stands steadily in the middle of Red light district. There will always be something to discover in this city, small gems in all its corners. Seem like any duration can never be enough, but let’s start somewhere.

Day 1

During the day

Canal Tour

When the weather is incredibly nice with a blue sky, you should consider to do a Canal Tour as opposed to the Hop on Hop Off bus. The city is just to special on its water to go on the road. You can also go with Hop on Hop off boat if you wish.

If you want to go road trip, do it by bicycle. Several canal tours are located right in front of the Amsterdam Central station, it starts every day at 10.00. It is better to start earlier than later as there will be lines and you have to wait approximately 25-50 mins.

With the normal canal tour, you will go through the canals for 1 hour. The history of Amsterdam is intimately connected with water. That is what makes the canal ring recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. It is one of the most memorable ways to discover the beauty of the city. Some of the most famous trademarks are between the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel canals.

(Free) Walking Tour

After you come back to Centraal, you can walk down the city center or follow the free walking tour. It gives you a general overview of the city and landmarks. Not only that, but also a lot about history and culture. You will learn about how Dutch people live their life, what is the culture and the reason behind a lot of things you might notice in the Netherlands. The tour meets in the main square and lasts about 2-3 hours. It is called free, but be so kind to give the guide a tip! Always good to cultivate some good deeds right?

Museum Square (Dutch: Museumplein)

Do you know the famous I AMSTERDAM big red and white letters? I am sure you have seen it somewhere. It is a must-visit place to take pictures at, to show that you have stepped on your foot in Amsterdam. When the weather is nice, you can sit down, have some ice creams, smoke a little bit and just enjoy the sun. This square is called Museum square, because it is circled by a lot of popular museums in the Netherlands. There are Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, Also, in amongst the stylish hotels and cafés, lays the majestic Concertgebouw.

At night

Walk in the Joordan area

I like walking through here at night, the light and the canal are just too beautiful to miss. It is Amsterdam’s most beautiful and storied residential neighborhood the Jordaan. This walk will guide you through hidden courtyards, cozy cafes, beautiful canals and 17th/18th century architecture.

Red light district at night

You’ll definitely see things from different perspectives. Beware that it is not allowed to take pictures! 😉 Have dinner in the china town around there. Recommended place is Bird (Thai restaurant), New King (Chinese restaurant – order the pecking duck!), Oriental City (Chinese Restaurant – Dimsum is a must).

Then maybe a bit taste of Dutch local coffee shop (which they do not sell coffee but marijuana). If so, go to the proper ones -> Grasshoper, Barney’s or Dolphins.

Day 2

During the day

Keukenhof. It opens on the March 23rd to May 21st. This is also outside of Amsterdam, more to the The Hague way. You need to take train in order to go there. However, there is a special bus that will take you from Amsterdam CS to Keukenhof.

Visit its site here. It is a huge (32 hectares) garden full of tulips and flowers in general. Definitely worth visiting to get some taste of Dutch Spring season. There are more than million bulbs bloom in this field.

Image is from globetellers

At night

Leidseplein. Have dinner at Saigon Caphe (Vietnamese – take the PHO or vietnamese Salad) then crash to one of the cafe there to enjoy the night away.

Day 3

Zaanse Schan in Zaandam

I always recommend this place to whoever ask some suggestions for Netherlands/Amsterdam short visit. This place is a little bit outside of Amsterdam, in the city of Zaandam. Basically you can cover all what you need to see in the Netherlands, from windmills, cheese factory, the first Albert Heijn (a typical dutch supermarket), clog factory, pancake restaurant, etc. Zaanse Schans is a residential area in which the 18th and 19th centuries are brought to life. Just stroll around and enjoy the atmosphere. You can sail or bike there as well. And there is no entry fee for the area and a few museums, however you have to pay for entering mills and some museums.

To get there? You can take sprinter train with Uitgeest destination and stops in Zaanse Schaan station. Or go to the Zaandam station, enjoy the landmarcs a bit and take bus 69.

Click here if you want to have some more info

The city of Zaandam, just walking distance from the station

Zanse Schaans – Image is from trip advisor

What to eat?

Make sure to try the following snacks that are typical Dutch

Haring and Bread
Pannekoeken and Poffertjes
Patatje met oorlog or pinda sauce (literally the Indonesian peanut satay sauce). Dutch lovesssss pinda sauce.
Cheese
Stroopwafel
Kibbeling
Croquettes from vending machine

Caution: BE CAREFUL ON THE WAY! Bikers are crazy in Amsterdam, first priority on the road 😉

HAVE FUNNN

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How to get Permanent Residence in the Netherlands?

8th March 2017 -

6 min read

Recently I got my Dutch permanent residence (YAY!). Buat yang penasaran apa sih untungnya punya Dutch Permanent Residence (PR), syarat-syarat untuk bisa daftar, dan bagaimana cara untuk mendapatkannya. Di blog kali ini saya mendedikasikan untuk mengupas secara detail pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut.

Syarat penting untuk dipertimbangkan sebelum apply:

Untuk PR Belanda, kamu harus tinggal lebih dari 5 tahun tanpa jeda untuk bisa eligible. Untuk PR EU (atau disebut dengan Long Term Residence EC, yang artinya kamu akan diberi kemudahan untuk tinggal atau kerja di negara-negara European Union lainnya selain Belanda, kamu harus tinggal lebih dari 5 tahun tanpa jeda. Hanya saja yang membedakan adalah periode studi dihitung separuh (jadi buat saya yang menghabiskan 4 tahun sekolah, cuma dihitung 2 tahun), jadi total harus 7 tahun untuk daftar PR Long Term Residence EC. Untuk memastikan apakah kamu sudah memenuhi hitungan tahun tersebut, kamu bisa cek ke IND (088 043 0430 – open from Monday – Friday from 9-5) dan tanya apakah memang hitungan kamu benar. Saya belajar ini dari pengalaman suami saya yang setelah menjalani semua proses, ternyata hasil keputusan dari PR ditolak dikarenakan ada gap selama 1 minggu di jumlah tahun dia tinggal di Belanda. Kita nggak akan pernah tahu hal kaya gini, karena seringnya perpanjangan Residence Permit per tahun pada saat masa sekolah diurus oleh International Office kampus. FYI, kalau sudah punya PR Belanda, bisa kok diupgrade ke PR EU.
Harus punya Non-permanent Residence permit selama 5 tahun berturut-turut dan harus berlaku pada saat aplikasi diajukan dan saat keputusan dikeluarkan.
Kamu sedang bekerja dan mempunyai gaji yang cukup sesuai standar minimal atau kamu mempunyai partner yang memiliki PR. Untuk jelasnya berapa minimal gaji, cek di website ini.

Apa sih keuntungan-nya?

Intinya sih hak-hak kita disetarakan dengan hak-hak warga negara/ lokal kecuali hak untuk memilih/vote, yang buat saya tidak terlalu masalah hehe. Hak-hak dibawah inilah yang paling signifikan untuk kesejahteraan hidup saya.

Jaminan/Security secara independen:

Saya memang saat ini sedang bekerja, jadi tidak terlalu khawatir dengan masalah permit karena hingga saya keluar/dipecat, saya akan disponsori oleh employer. Tapi, jika suatu saat nanti kantor tempat saya bekerja mengadakan lay off atau terjadi sesuatu dan saya diharuskan untuk berhenti, saya hanya akan memiliki waktu 27 hari-3 bulan untuk mencari kerja baru. Kalau belum mendapatkan pekerjaan di periode waktu itu, maka saya pun harus angkat koper dan pulang ke Indonesia. Inget lho, untuk kembali lagi ke Belanda tidak semudah itu. Selagi masih di Belanda, keuntungan dan kemungkinan harus dipergunakan dengan sebaik-baiknya. Intinya dengan PR, kamu tidak perlu siapa-siapa untuk menjamin kamu tinggal di Belanda selain kamu sendiri tanpa jangka waktu.

2. Biaya sekolah setara dengan lokal

Di Belanda, gap biaya sekolah antara murid internasional dan lokal sangat signifikan. Dulu waktu S1, saya bayar 4500eur/tahun dan orang lokal hanya 1500/tahun. Lumayan banget kan? Ini pertimbangan untuk just in case, karena saya masih membuka kesempatan untuk saya sekolah lagi. We’ll see about that 😉

. 3. Kemungkinan untuk kembali ke Belanda di masa mendatang

Saat suatu hari nanti saya pindah ke negara lain atau pulang ke Indonesia, saya masih bisa kembali ke Belanda secara mudah. Hanya saja, PR harus dimaintain, dengan cara stay di Belanda paling tidak 3 bulan dalam setahun. Maka dari itu, investasi membeli rumah dan kemudian disewakan merupakan salah satu pilihan.

Bagaimana memulai prosesnya?

Inburgering test

Tes ini adalah tes kemampuan bahasa Belanda dan sejauh mana kita terintegrasi dengan sekitar. Inburgering test terdiri dari 6 macam tes yaitu listening, reading, writing, speaking, culture, dan mencari kerja di labor markt belanda. Biaya dari tes ini adalah 50 euro per tes untuk listening, reading, writing, speaking, culture, dan 100 euro untuk tes tenaga kerja. Jadi total yang harus dibayar adalah 250 euro. Setelah lulus, diploma dari tes-tes ini perlu dilampirkan di aplikasi form yang nantinya akan kamu kirim ke IND.

Tips: Nggak perlu ngambil les bayar mahal-mahal, pertanyaannya dari percakapan sehari-hari dan common knowledge kok. Kalau mau latihan atau ngelihat layout soalnya, sila cek disini.

Waktu: 1-3 bulan

Biaya: 250 eur

p.s Jika kamu pernah ikut kelas bahasa belanda/ kelas integrasi di Belanda, kamu bisa menggunakan transkrip nilai bahasa belanda untuk daftar PR. Saya tahu ini saat sudah lulus tes… Jadi mungkin kalian bisa menghindari tes dan biaya.

2. Isi form

Download formnya disini . Di link itu kamu juga bisa cek cheklist dokumen-dokumen yang harus dikirim bersama form aplikasi. Sebelum keputusan dibuat, IND akan mengirim receipt atau tanda terima dan biasanya within 3 weeks. Kalau masih belum dapat tanda terima juga, mungkin kamu perlu menghubungi IND just in case mereka tidak menerima aplikasimu.

Waktu: Maksimal 6 bulan

Biaya: 159 eur

p.s Proses yang sama pun harus dilewati untuk menukar paspor merah (sebutan paspor belanda). Sebenarnya saya bisa memilih antara PR atau paspor, tapi dalam hal ini PR pun cukup untuk saya. Masih tidak bisa melepaskan paspor hijau dari negara kebanggan saya.

GOOD LUCK 🙂

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Tips on how to get a job in the Netherlands

5th March 2017 -

11 min read

Disclaimer: The tips below are solely based on my own experience as a Netherlands bachelor graduate and an employee of 4 years in this country.

Some people asked me about how I manage to get a job in the Netherlands. There is no such thing as lucky, but surely there is a mental preparation on when the time should eventually come. The thing that I suggest for all people to own, is to have their own ONE THING. I recently just listened to Book Audible (by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan – totally recommended). They both are entrepreneurs, hence the tendency to relate the ONE THING to career and business perspective. However it is so deep that it is actually applicable for so many other aspects in life. This ONE THING is a vision that we should have when we do something that will generate a shorter goals which will lead you to your ONE THING.

My ONE THING from a long time ago is to be a blessing for other people, and one of the things to get me there is to be a sociopreneur (Social entrepreneur – Urban dictionary: An enterprising individual that starts a venture not merely for profits but for inclusion of the communities that so far have been left out of the main stream). I know that in order to get myself to that point, I have to determine a few sets of short term goals. I decided to save up and collect knowledges from the actual business industry that has been established for a long time as well as with a start up. Why in Netherlands? Because the country has been developed which gives a result to a more modern, open-minded citizens. I intend to learn from the goodness and fruitful actions that most of the people have. A good business does not only necessarily need a good CEO or board of management, but also values from their chosen employees.

I have not been a sociopreneur, but that is ONE THING I want to aim.. And yet I wanted to have a career first elsewhere, to prove that not only western people can work for multinational company, Indonesian too can do it. I realized now, too many unreasonable admiration towards western world from Indonesian people. The sad thing is, this creates and under-estimation of their own self (yes yes of course I was not thinking this deep back then), but I do realize I took a good decision by being persistent and having my ONE THING on 2012-2103 to find a job in the Netherlands. I HAD TO. NO OTHER CHOICE, PERIOD. and plus I wanted to make my parents proud and save up in a bigger amount so I can realize my plan sooner!

THAT’S IT! HAVE VISION and YOUR ONE THING. PRIORITIZE IT! Think about the intention of why you want something as I believe, good whys lead you to good ways.

I read somewhere that achievers always work from a clear sense of priority. And have a vision will help us to guide to our set of priorities. Well actually, after you have picked your one thing, your number one priority should be protecting the time you use to work with your ONE thing. Extraordinary results are determined by how narrow we can make our focus.

Those above are more mental preparation, and below will be the practical extent (some of them are suitable not only to get a job in the Netherlands, but also everywhere)

Get yourself a few internship before actually graduating.

In the Netherlands, if you study in Hogeschool like me (A Dutch polytechnic, college; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university, yet resulting in Bachelor degree no different than university) you will most likely are required to do a work placement in the professional field in the 3rd or 4th year of study. Use this wisely, as this will shape or determine where or how you will work after your graduation. I had a thing with fashion since I was a kid, I always wanted to study fashion and worked in the fashion industry. I did not make it to fashion school because of late enrollment, but I believe it happened for a reason that I needed to taste a broader study. I took International Business and Management instead. Yet, I wanted to work in the fashion industry nevertheless to have some flavors. It took me more than 10 applications until I get an acceptance at MEXX (Dutch brand) in buying/production team. I know, this will lead me to a similar area or position in the future. I actually liked it! I tried and helped several fields as well and told myself I had to get another internship in fashion industry in the similar year on my final year.

2. NETWORK!

It’s not only in Indonesia you need a good network to get you somewhere, here is as well of course. Recommendation and reference is important everywhere. I actually got my internship at Calvin Klein in my final year through my former supervisor at MEXX. Surely as an intern, you would not know everything, yet that is the perfect timing to get as much knowledge by being curious and enthusiastic. Build a good relationship with your colleague especially your supervisor. The best things are to learn from someone older who has more experiences than you. You will take the best out of their experiences. And you’ll be surprised on how networking works out. Most of the people I know get their job now somehow through the chain of networking.

3. Shape your CV well, concise and clear. Adjust your CV to the needs of the job you are applying.

You should only write the relevant points in your CV. Writing a lot is easy, writing concise yet informative at the same time is challenging. DO NOT make it 3 long pages experiences. No need to write your elementary school, junior high school or even high school. The recruiter would not care, they will only care about your MAJOR STUDY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY EXPERIENCES/ PROJECTS. Putting pictures are okay. Here are some of the CV layouts you can choose from.

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4. Surround yourself with Motivating people that will lift you up!

It is a self-explanatory

5. Make 4-6 hours of your day to focus on looking for a job

You certainly are allowed to have a side job/ part time job (that is what I did, I considered this a must as I did not want to depend on my parents anymore. I graduated, gotta live my own life!). But one thing you still have to remember is your ONE THING! Create times every single day to complete this goal, send 5-20 CVs a day. Earning a little money for yourself feels good, but earning much more in the field you always want feels much better. Never settle for less. It will allow you to do things you are not able to do, it’s about persistence!! Forget about holiday, shopping, whatever, you’ll get this once you get a job!

6. Don’t be too focus with interview lessons in the internet

Learn it, but do not learn it literally. Most of the interview lessons you can find in the internet is mostly American-adapted. We do not need this in the Netherlands, obviously except when you have an interview with American company. People here are quite straight forward, they will show what they expect from you. You do not need to show off yourself too much, Dutch does not really like that attitude. If they want you to show yourself, they will tell you so. Do not forget to ask back the interviewer, show that you are enthusiastic about the job and to know more about the company and what is going on. However, you have to develop elevator pitch. Your answer to ‘tell me about yourself’ has to be powerful.

7. Don’t send applications to any job

Focus your search on jobs that you’re qualified for. You’ll have a better chance of getting selected for an interview. Sending out random resumes and cover letters is just going to be a waste of time. Before you start job hunting, take the time to decide what type of job you’re seeking. Come up with a target list of companies you’d like to work for

8. Market yourself good out there

Shape all your social media profile especially Linkedin or even Facebook as these days the recruiter can access you anywhere and judge you based on that.

And most importantly, BE YOURSELF. Characteristic cannot be bought, skills/qualities can be learned. Do not try too much as it will put you into a terrible situation as they will judge you based on the vibe they get during the interview. And if you are significantly different than the impression you give, it will be difficult for both parties especially for you…. however if you know you have the potential, FAKE IT TILL YOU FEEL IT. But commit to yourself that you will actually do what you say you will do to yourself.

And when they say what is the purpose of your life, to be happy is not exactly right. As you will seek for more and more and more. Happiness happens on the way to fulfillment……..

Good luck!!

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2016 Year Review

22nd January 2017 -

6 min read

It has nearly the end of the first month after the whole madness and fireworks celebration of the turning year, in fact we only have 11 more months to go this year. It is no secret that time passes quite rapidly. People say it does when we enjoy what we do. For me, it is both yes and no. Yes because at the moment we have difficulties, the day feels long and short when the other way around. No, because time feels super light speed when it has already passed no matter what you feel on each specific day in the past (exactly what I felt in the New Year’s eve ;)). What I am saying is, time flies anyway, the question is whether we want to look back and make it count or just pass it unconsciously. I think I want to look back and see what I have achieved last year. And as a matter of fact, to be able to achieve what you achieve, you don’t have to particularly enjoy it. Going out from the comfort zone is no enjoyable, but fruitful and we all will be glad eventually that we take risks.

When I thought about it in the New Year’s eve, I felt like I did not do or achieve a lot. But my gratitude journal, my blog, my travel trip has shown differently. I have to say, this is actually one of last year’s important life lesson; We are the worse judge of ourselves. I sometimes think that the world or people are against me, that people do things towards me, but in fact they do things for themselves. Of course their actions sometimes make us feel like they’re intentionally targeting us but the reality is they aren’t thinking about you that much, you’re not that special that they would target every action directly toward you. Once I realized that it was easy to move on and focus on my own personal growth and not take everything so personally.

The end of last year, I decided to take the job back from where I was before I moved to TOMS. I had such a big conflict of interest, I was worried people would judge me, would look down on me and all possible thoughts that could possibly happen. It consumed me for quite a while and made me tired, until I realize the above lesson learn. People do not care much about me, they might talk about me, but it’s their concerns, not mine. After all, I felt amazing to be back. Nothing happened as I was worried about. At the end of the day, it’s all about ourselves and what is important for us as long as it is accompanied by relevant values and vision we believe in. And the result is a risk we decide to take.

Another life lesson is, travel and experiences are the best way to spend money . It is memorable and impactful. I did not travel that much last year, but when I saw some images back, I actually kind of did. That is exactly the reason why I always wanted to freeze the memory by keeping a digital album, video, blog and journal. Because I tend to forget things, not that it did not matter, but I just don’t keep up with the little details happened. While these little details are actually a source of gratitude. However, this year, I aim to travel more for the list of destination that has been long awaited. I am so enthusiastic about what life brings and to realize my dreams! I am ready to create a lot of momentum and memorize it.

Last year, I failed doing something that matter to me. A business that has been dear in my heart. I put a lot of things into it, but it just did not work. I think it was not as ready as I wanted it to be, and it is okay. I was upset at first as that was one of my biggest goal last year. However, I shortly realized that I had guts to start it, to do something that I have in my mind. And take chances are one of the most important things happened to me. I learnt from my mistakes and by doing it I know what I have to anticipate along the way when I start doing it again. I learnt from experiences. I spent not a little money, but I am glad I did, because with it I found out what would not work and what might work.

Lastly, I need to celebrate that I married the man of my dream. Marriage life has not been nothing but pleasant. Yes we have not had our own house, yes we are still figuring out a lot in life, yet I am glad that I go through all this together with a man like Damar. We have hopefully a long time to enjoy the beauty of life together and study in the university of life.

TOAST for a year that has passed and welcome the new year with a long list of goals, vision, and dreams!!! I am so excited as I can be.

There are 2 type of time definition from Newton and Einstein. Newton said time is absolute, Einstein said time is relative. I chose to believe Einstein’s theory. I choose to create my time and its meaning… – MSI

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Naples, Italy Trip Suggestions

28th December 2016 -

6 min read

As my parents were in town, Damar and I had made some plans to take them somewhere Europe. But as I could not take that many days off, we were looking for options that allow us to explore for 1 week and enough. And the choice fell to Naples, an old city in the Southern part of Italy. This was going to be my second trip to Italy, but certainly my first trip to Italy with Damar and more over my parents. My dad always has a special interest in history especially Islamic, after last year visiting the Andalusia to walk on the history trail, this time should be a somewhat a good resume to the last trip. And for me, I was so excited to eat the PIZZA NAPOLITANA in its birth place!

Find the suggestions below:

FLIGHT TICKET: We purchased the ticket from a low fare airline (EASY JET) for 92 euro/person. We decided not to buy extra baggage because everything is considered cheaper in Italy (compared to the Netherlands) and we could just do our groceries over there (SUPER IMPORTANT! especially with mama coming along, she demands some home food cooking that herself will cook :p). It also allow us to feel a little bit more blended to the real Neapolitan. Plus it was super summer time thus all of our clothes were thin and light. Our ticket got us directly to International Airport Napoli Capodichino, we arrived at around 8 pm. Once landed, we took ALIBUS and head to the central railway station for 3 Euros (one way ticket)
PHONE, WIFI, INTERNET: For those who want to keep WIFI, you can purchase the EU-bundle which is 5 euro/day. Or just turn the roaming on when you need it the most. The city WIFI does exist but unreliable.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION/RENT CAR: We have decided to walk everywhere and a little bit of metro when needed. At first I was a little worried for my mother, but she made to all of the places so well. I think one of the privileges to be in Europe is that everything is easily accessible and pedestrian friendly. I wanted to enjoy the street life and the building that we might miss by taking the subway. Also some places we wanted to target in the city is really walking distance, so I was not being mean to my mom, but because I know it is reasonable for them. The traffic is quite crazy in the city due to the lack of discipline (similar with Indonesia) and the massiveness of motorcycle. It is just not the most convenient place to drive. I understand that Damar prefers to be stress free by not bearing the responsibility to protect the car and us, plus looking for parking lot.
FOOD: Italian food is all bellissimo!! However, be careful to buy in the touristic center because the price can be so different and with average taste (taste like an instant pasta sauce, which is still delicious for me but it could have been much better with the price). The must try is L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele and order the PIZZA! all is good and made in the stoned oven. It is so simple yet super delicious! The portion is HUGE so you can share with 2 people. Depends on how big your appetite and your stomach capacity is. HAHA. I could eat one by myself but mom and dad shared. There were only 2 choices there, which were NAPOLETANA (tomato and garlic) AND MARINARA (tomato, garlic, and herbs). Both are good! I don’t prefer either one. The seafood of south of Italy is fresh and tasty. I bought fishes and octopus in the local market to be processed at our airbnb, it was just amazing. Simply pressed lemon on top of it and some veggies or rucola. You should try octopus salad (insalata di polpo) if you go to a restaurant. Sooo good and fresh!!! no fishy taste at all. Things that you have to try as well is the dessert, Sfogliatella. Sfogliatella means “small, thin leaf/layer”, as the pastry’s texture resembles stacked leaves and it is filled with cream filled.
ACCOMMODATION: We stayed at airbnb with the owner named Carlo, he is an old italian man who does not really speak english. The house works perfectly and the woods there are from hundreds of century ago. I feel like seeing an art gallery as there are old elements in the house interior in every corner.
MUST PLACE TO VISIT: Mount Vesuvius, Pompei, Capri Island (Blue Grotto, Capri and Anacapri – a day), Amalfi Coast, Naples National Archaeological Museum, and Toledo Metro Station.