Given the extended period of bitter-cold winter that hit
Europe, there was not that many tulip fields blooming this time. It was a real
shame as I had hoped for some luck with the tulips. We did not make it to
Keukenhoft this time round too. (Review of Keukenhoft visit can be found
here)
Whatever time we had left, we took it real easy.
On one of the days, we went to a Bakkerij Museum at
Medemblik when we ran out of ideas where to go. It is a small museum that
displays and explains the bakery tradition in Holland which dates back to as
long as 100 years ago.
It is run by
volunteers and they sell freshly baked cookies, chocolates and candies – all
baked in the most traditional ways.
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| Really ancient mixers |
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| That was how they roll (then) |
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| Hand-made candies - a rare fine. |
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| Spud (and me!) salivating at all the hand-made chocs for sale |
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| Another really ancient baking machine |
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| The baker guiding Spud what to do |
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| This is how Spud rolls! |
I was quite amazed at the old-skool baking equipment
which they still have as exhibits in the museum. At least Spud had some fun
decorating her own cookie!
The rest of the last few days in Holland included us either
visiting or receiving visitors, having a day out in Amsterdam and leaving the
kids with grandparents (yes!yes!yes! whole bloody day!) and leaving the kids
with grams (again!) for a couple of hours while we ran some errands or needed
some alone time.
Before we knew it, it was time to do a big clean-up and pack
for home.
It was all sunshine when we got to Holland, but on the day
we left and headed out to the airport, it started drizzling away in a very Dutch fashion.
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