This Saturday I went to the town of Holland with Deb en Carrie. First we went to the Dutch bakery where we bought some bread and banket. We also drank coffee/tea with an Amandelbroodje. The size for the drinks were written in Dutch. The baker himself moved to America at the age of three, so he still spoke a little Dutch.
After that we went to downtown Holland and the farmers market. Downtown Holland is one shopping street and does have a Dutch feel to it because it is kind of 'Gezellig' (cozy).
Our final destination of the day was a visit to the Dutch Village. We didn't actually go in but we could go into the stores and got to see some of the 'klompendansen' (clog dancing). Here we also had a little lunch. Deb and Carrie got erwtensoep met roggebrood (pea soup and rye bread)and i had 2 kroketten with bread and mustard. It was great and I had to do it now, because they close October 1st.
At the village I was talking to the lady in the Dutch clothing and she tried to remember some of the Dutch things her grandmother used to say. at that moment some guy came in, started talking to the lady in Dutch, hoping she would have no clue of what he was saying. Then I started to talk back to him in Dutch and he was kind of surprised. He was from Aalsmeer, but he did have an American accent so he must have lived here for a long time.
So we had a very fun Dutch day and I also bought some Dutch pancake mix and Stroop (Dutch Syrup) so I can make real Dutch pancakes!
For more pictures of Holland go to the link 'More Pictures'.
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