And Day 1 of Steemfest is underway!

Day 0

After a dozen hours flying, I finally arrived in Amsterdam last night just in time for Steemfest welcome drinks.

The Volkshotel is amazing. It's got a very stylish decoration and hip environment, which makes it a perfect place to meet so many different people, from all different nationalities, styles, professions.

Over a drink or two (or more!), I got to finally meet face to face several people that I had chatted with or read their blogs. Even met a fellow Brazilian that I didn't expect to see here.

After the welcome drinks, we made a quick stop in the Canvas nightclub in the rooftop where people from Amsterdam come to party with a view of the city.

Day 1

I missed my alarm and left the hotel just after the boat left to Tobacco Theather, so I took the metro and was one of the first to arrive at the venue.

After some much-needed coffee, @roelandp opened the event in a tulip suit, talking about the Tulip mania, and distributing bulbs.

@ned followed up with the opening keynote sharing the story and his vision for Steem and Steemit.

At this point, the event was split between two rooms, and I stayed in the main hall. In there, @heiditravels told her travel stories, @neilstrauss shared a very nice list of advice for writers, and @ericvancewalton read the first chapter of Alarm Clock Dawn.

Right now some of the top witnesses are in discussing steemit in a panel.

And that's not even half of the day! I'm looking forward to announcing the winners of the Golden Steem Awards later tonight.

Stay tuned for more stuff about Steemfest.