Shortly after writing my last post I stumbled upon this thread:
Choose your own adventure.
What starseed writes here in his/her second post is exactly what I experienced in my trip, and I'm grateful for his words since he put in words very clearly the insights I experienced. Reading these words a few hours ago brought back that state of being in the moment, deeply realising that somewhere all is one and that all I need to do is be astonished by all the beauty surrounding me. So I did just that, taking a walk through the historic city center
@mintyway: hi and welcome to the thread! 'Any shop around the corner' is a bit of an overstatement, I think most cities only have one or two so called smartshops. Amsterdam is... well, Amsterdam
Btw, my housemate is from Gent. I love her Flemish ^_^