It was on Christmas Day when I finally returned to Amsterdam after 28 long years. I spent the entire summer of 1990 here making Leiden my base.

Although I may have looked cool and with it when I arrived, my heart was really jumping with joy. As our plane touched down in Schiphol, I saw lines of KLM planes lining the airport terminal through my window. I had also been on layovers in Amsterdam before and I can say that the airport has changed. It looked more spacious and elegant back in the day. Then again, more and more people travel each day now and the airport has aged a bit. Nevertheless, I was happy to be back. I just hope it won't take another 28 years before I return to the Netherlands.

KLM is the first airline I have ever flown in. Oh yes, who can ever forget his first ever flight. I have flown hundreds of times now but the first ever can never be forgotten.