Amsterdam, Netherlands was an amazing experience. The streets are full of bicyclist, the buildings have amazing architecture, and the people were very kind and personable. The Dutch pride is evident amongst its citizens. The city obtains unique character correlating to its 17th century Dutch Golden age. The city is known for outburst of rain from time to time so I assured to equip with a rain coat. I was shocked to find out the sun doesn't set until 10pm in the month of June. What I loved the most about this city is how environmentally conscious they are. The Netherlands energy grid is very progressive in its wind, solar and geothermal. Additionally, according to side note (1) Parkmead discovered a massive gas supply off the coast in 2023 that the Dutch will hold as reserves and distribute to compensate for Russia gas supply in Europe. My trip was centered around Ripple XRP Apex convention. Finance and technology leaders traveled from all over the World to attend. At the event Ri...