I am house with plenty of recollections and pictures of my brief vacation to The Netherlands. It was great! I felt completely calm and at ease there, and always felt like I could obtain my way all around when I was on my have.
I went to stop by my close friend Bonnie who lives in the vicinity of Haarlem, which is in a pleasant central area, not much from Amsterdam and Utrecht.
She’s initially from Texas so it was neat having a different American who was interested in undertaking points in a distinct way.
Of training course I was also fascinated with men and women biking and the extraordinary infrastructure that is crafted to assistance the use of bicycles.
Almost all people, it would seem, has a bicycle.
I observed so a lot of kinds of bicycles, which includes some very interesting kinds for delivering mail and foods, and ones to hold tiny little ones. I observed loads of parents and grandparents using all over with more than one baby. They had been all cycling professionals!
You unquestionably need to have to appear at the ground to see which route goes wherever. Luckily for us items had been usually color coded, which would make a whole lot of feeling. Cyclists always have the correct of way!
I found myself wanting at the floor quite usually. There was just so a great deal to see! Appear at this stonework. So many various types in these types of a smaller area.
This crossing in Haarlem is awesome!
The bouquets were being wonderful and extremely cost-effective. There ended up lots of little stores that experienced wonderful flower arrangements, like these types of hydrangeas and roses. What attractive hues.
I did not realize that so numerous men and women talk English in The Netherlands. Most store assistants could speak a very little English if I experienced a issue or two. I did not have any problems, though at the time I requested a slice of pizza at a minor shop, and the teenager who served me acquired a minimal flustered with getting to converse English. He was resourceful, even though. He quickly pulled out his cell telephone and utilised Google Translate to explain my purchase specifics.
Some collaging, much too!
One particular of the greatest points about my journey was finding to satisfy up with a bunch of superb people from the Collective. We fulfilled at a pretty residence, hosted by my pal Petra.
There were close to 10 of us collected at a large table, the place we talked and laughed, and shared our tasks and papers. These are some of Petra’s function. Wonderful!
Right after lunch we pulled out our most up-to-date tasks and acquired hectic, making and discovering from every single other.
It was this sort of a excellent ambiance and even while most of us experienced only fulfilled, we were being pretty at ease with just about every other, it appeared to me.
More various photographs
I stayed in Velserbroek, not far from Haarlem. All the things is incredibly green. Not astonishing with the quantity of rain that they get. It was raining practically the entire time I was there–and I beloved it! What a transform from dry California.
City middle in Haarlem. There ended up so several awesome shops to end in and have a glance. I acquired a large amount of free tea from a store named The Art of Tea. It is so great to have tea in the morning at property and be reminded of the place I was.
If I could have fit a publish box like this into my suitcase, I significantly would have thought of it. What a magnificence! (Petra, this a single is your neighbor’s!)
One particular of my collages.
Me, in Haarlem.
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