It’s been almost 2 weeks now since Mama Lits took a plane and went back to Abu Dhabi, ahh her visit was too short. Nonetheless, she had a blast on her last few days of stay here in Amsterdam, all of us did. We have taken her to tourist spots that Junfer and I have never been to before as well.
Upon the recommendation of one of our friends, we went to Zaanse Schans, this is a place just outside Amsterdam where traditional Dutch houses still abound. One of the main attractions here is the oldest Albert Heijn shop (this is like the 7-Eleven of Holland) ever built. There are also old windmills that are still functioning as well as old clog (wooden shoe) makers. We also sampled various types of cheeses from one of the shop that makes and sells them. My favorite was the white goat old cheese, it’s just so tasty.
Junfer also took Mama Lits on a cruise to the famous canals, I think no trip here in Amsterdam should be concluded without doing so. Both of them enjoyed the sights as well as the history of the places they were passing by.
Come Mama Lits' last Sunday here, we headed off to Volendam. This is an old town on the northern part of Holland, a tourist attraction that has become popular because the center of the town is lined with shops that offers quite a unique service. Each shop offers every interested tourist a photo op wearing the traditional Dutch costume in a traditional Dutch backdrop. It was fun dressing up really, we all enjoyed it immensely, although, I can’t imagine myself wearing those clogs everyday. It’s just too heavy and tough for my liking.
We are already looking forward to Mama Lits next visit here. However, for now I think she has enough fond and fun memories to last her till the next time. I am quite sure that she has loads of stories to tell her friends and colleagues once she gets back to work. As for me and Junfer, we are already missing her but were surely glad that she had fun here with us coz we certainly had a grand time during her visit.
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