Holland : Zaanse Schans

In Holland, the windmills are everywhere. I saw it right outside the window as we passed by a tulip field, near the stream or even at center of a town, or a big city like Amsterdam. But that did not complete the scenery of classic Holland until we reached an open museum Zaanse Schans, located in neighbourhood of Zaandam. Located near Zaandijk at Zaanstad district ( I know the names rather confusing but for the sake of documenting), what makes the neighbourhood special is because it has collections of well preserved windmills and houses. They were moved to the open museum from elsewhere. Awesome place, free entrance. Double awesome =)

I like this place, I highly recommend anyone going to Amsterdam to put Zaanse museum into a list. It is a must visit place. I like the greenery peace of mind as we walked house by house. Exhibition, museums, craft shops..and by leisurely walk some might having the feeling of step back in time. And so do I.. teringat masa kecil lari-lari di sawah nenek hee.. streams flow, wooden bridge, hut..all those minus the windmill of coz!

 clog

demo buat clog...hidup betul tempat ni. Not a typical dead museum.

real house..people are actually living in here..

my last glaze..and nostalgic.

from England to Holland : Duinrell Holiday park

Assalam readers, for next entries please expect a photos overloaded entry =) I hope you don't mind scrolling for pictures. Memang banyak sangat gambar, semuanya saya sayang haha..

Just so you know, I just got back from our Europe trip; Holland, Belgium and France. For this trip we opted for land mode of transportation and stayed at holiday parks; in The Hague district of Holland, and Maison-la fitte district near Paris. So why did I returned to a holiday park again this time, simply because I like the facilities offered for family vacation plus cheaper. Set in suburb location but nevermind, we hired a van together with our other friends.

The red dotted lines indicate the journey from Birmingham to the port of Dover, in Kent, England. From Dover we crossed the English channel to port of Calais, north France. We arrived at the port of Dover at 3 am, took the ferry scheduled at 4:20 am and of coz we had to pass an immigration check. The ferry ride more or less that an hour. After subuh we continued the journey to our park in Duinrell, Wasenaar, Holland.

In case you're wondering how's inside the ferry. Not anything like what I had imagined previously haha ..ingatkan macam ferry Penang saja.

Arrived in France!



Not until we reached our park, we were already exhausted. Apa lagi driver kan. Dengan tak mandinya dari UK tu haha. The check in time at 3PM, so we had to wait for 2 or 3 hours before we could actually lie down on a bed. Nevermind, the park has an entertainment space more like a theme park! At 150pounds for 3 nights stay at a self catering mobile homes, with theme park yang boleh main hari2.. it was a bargain. Haish, kan best kalau Malaysia ada holiday park macam ni.

 Camp sites, or homes..anyone can choose..ikutlah your preferences and style. Very convinent mode of  holiday.

yang belum mandi itu..

Ok mummy tau Aariz penat, tapi Aariz happy kan?

So I let my husband main rides yang extreme tu, while me and my baby had our time strolling around the park, teman Aariz main mainan dia.

our mobile home.