The morning of May 7th, we left Amsterdam and headed towards Keukenhof, the annual Tulip Festival in Holland. I think it was the coldest day we had so far, not to mention it was quite rainy. I ended up wearing a shirt, two sweaters, and a coat! The exhibit was really nice, with so many tulips to see. The coolest part were these little circle platforms in the water that people could walk on to take pictures. Below is a collection of a few pictures I took at Keukenhof.
Our schedule was tight, because we were supposed to leave the tulips by noon so that we could make it to our next destination – the Atta Cave in Attendorn, Germany – by 4:30, since the caves only accept visitors until 4:30. Since we left the tulips a bit late, we were lucky that the Autobahn had no speed limit, so we could make up for some lost time. Although we encountered some traffic, we made it to the caves with two minutes to spare, just in time for the last tour! The caves were amazing and beautiful inside. We weren’t allowed to take pictures, but my favourite part were the crystal formations on the ceiling. Here are a few pics of the cave I found online:
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In Germany, we visited two grocery stores during our one night stay. I have to say, grocery stores are quite amazing, with tons of cheap prices! We stocked up on a bunch of snack foods and drinks, and even got a 1.5 litre bottle of water for €0.19. I also picked up a box of my absolute favourite chocolates, Belgium seashell chocolates! We even bought enough supplies to make multiple sandwiches for probably just over one Euro! This is a cool picture of some German houses seen from the highway.
In Germany, we visited two grocery stores during our one night stay. I have to say, grocery stores are quite amazing, with tons of cheap prices! We stocked up on a bunch of snack foods and drinks, and even got a 1.5 litre bottle of water for €0.19. I also picked up a box of my absolute favourite chocolates, Belgium seashell chocolates! We even bought enough supplies to make multiple sandwiches for probably just over one Euro! This is a cool picture of some German houses seen from the highway.
Which grocery stores in Germany!
ReplyDeleteIt was probably Aldi or Rewe.
Probably Rewe with their supercheap "Ja!" brand that brings shame to every private label in Canada, lol.
I would never have been able to survive my exchange budget without it!
In the little town, Attendorn, we went to a store called Toom... we definitely bought the "Ja!" brand, lol!
ReplyDeleteAnd in Frankfurt, we went to Kaufland.
Right now in Rome there's a discount grocery store next to our hotel called Dico Discount Italiano. We bought breakfast food to last us two days, and a bottle of wine, all for exactly 7 Euros. Canada needs some stores like these :P