traditional Koningsdag 'market day' with children selling their unwanted toys on rugs on the street side. There were also some adults selling second hand bits and pieces, and Louise succumbed and bought (with the help of Florens) 2 x near new "gourmet sets" for a grand total of 3 euro. (...granted, a bargin(!) now we just need to get them to NZ!!) The children were also given some 'pocket money' by their cousin to spend on what they liked. The younger children found this a lot easier than the older ones. Maybe we get a little more choosey with age? We also visited a side-show, and much to the children's delight we were shouted rides on the bumper cars. In the afternoon we enjoyed a bike ride around the outskirts of Delft.
Today (Saturday) we did one of our enjoyable past times this holiday which is visiting the supermarket (!) and not succumbing to buying every dutch treat imaginable, although we did buy a few :-) We also drove to Helmond to visit my sister and her family. It was lovely to catch up with them and a blessing to be able to share time together.
The crowds in Delft, (brought back memories of Istanbul with its crowds).
Olivia's first spend... a prick board with colourful pegs on which to make pictures.
The bumper cars, Annelise had a blast!
Dutch Cops on the beat in Delft, yes on bikes, and instead of sirens they have whistles!
Enjoying a subdued and relaxed bike ride, well that is when Annelise is not crashing into a concrete post, or Olivia getting her foot caught in the back wheel of Mum's bike, causing her to fall off with her foot stuck in the wheel (Ouch!) Thankfully by God's grace both incidents were without any major damage, and resulted in a more healthy respect for concrete posts and avoiding spokes on the back wheels of bikes.
Louise's cousin Judith was such a blessing to us, really pulled out all stops to make our time in Holland memorable.
Enjoying time with family (and pets) in Helmond.
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