We took the bus from Schipol to Haarlem this morning to tour the
CORRIE TEN BOOM HOUSE
The Ten Boom family dedicated their lives in Christian service to fellow men. During the Second World War the home became a refuge, a Hiding Place for people sought by the enemy
The book is called: THE HIDING PLACE
While there at the end of the tour the guide asked for someone to read a poem and Peggy read it
and here are the words:
The city of Haarlem was such a quaint village. We sure enjoyed the entire area with huge
churches, cathedrals, and a town market going on with every kind of sales.
I must say the Europeans do not go to the TOILETS (THEIR WORD) like we do..... lol
We spent half the day hunting the toilet and spent most of our money on the toilets.
Each toilet has an attendant and you must pay to get in. None of the departments stores
or small stores have toilets and neither do the places to eat. Of course McDonalds had one to use
for the public and one coffee shop we heard about. This is so foreign to us. LOL
Some things Peggy has noticed here that are so "different" from our customs:
Of course no toilets to public acessible
All the bicycles, all shapes, sizes and ages of the people riding them, from kids with
training wheels to Grandma & Grandpa's....... if not riding they walk !
Bicycles have the right of way at all times..... there are lanes just for the bikes and bus
The coffee/pastry shops on every corner and the smell going thru the air makes one want to stop at each one, which we almost have ...... LOL
All the canals with every kind of yacht and boat one can imagine
We do not see them with bottles of water while riding, or walking
Overall we have found Amseterdam to be really helpful and MOST FRIENDLY !!
One lady on one of our bus rides was such a talker and Peggy asked if we could take her picture and she hesitated but finally said YES ...... then she proceded to take out a tape measure and measure her
smile and asked us how big was it ...... then she just laughed.
Yesterday we went to Zaanse Schans..... the land of wind mills and of course they had the cheese shop and chocolate shop !!! Y U M M Y to say the least !
Most post cards have these pictures:
Bicycles, cows, cheese factories, windmills, & Dutch chocolate & of course the Dutch clogs.
This blog is brought to you by Peggy,,,as you can tell by all the YIPPEES And YUMMYS!!!! AND A LOT OF CAPS!!
