Delft - Blogabond

went on a day trip to Delft today. d very 1st thing that amused me was this map vending machine. u go through a series of multiple choice n select d map u want. then d map comes out in d lower winder of d machine. yes yes i know, so easily amused!

a machine that gives out map in Delft

Delft is know for Delft Blue, d porcelain ware. there's everything made from porcelain. cups, plates, all kinds of containers, little ornaments, u name it, they have it! it was really tempting to buy all these well made n beautiful stuff but i knew it would be a nightmare for me to carry them on d trip. so i resisted and didnt buy any!

d main area we went to is d market square, and 2 churches. i've been to soooooo many market square n churches on this trip! i swear i cant recognize each of them by now. all d market squares n churches are all in a blur! except maybe d Old Church here cos it's d only church so far with a wooden ceiling.

Delft Markt Square

Old Church in Delft

we walked around d market square n visited almost ALL d shops there. i only bought a calender cos it was easy to carry. (i knew if my mum was here she probably would buy a whole suitcase of stuff!)

anyway, we left Delft ard 6pm. today it was Hilgien's turn to cook! she said she will cook us a typically Dutch dish after work. it's a winter dish called Stamppot. it's potatoes mashed with some kind of vege/herbs that is only available in Netherlands (i really cant remember d name of that!), n sausages. u eat it with pickles n preserved onion. it is pretty tasty n very filling!

Hilgien making a Dutch dish, Stamppot

we were chatting ard d dinner table after dinner. waiting for d food to settle in b4 dessert. Hilgien decided to invite her neighbor over for a chat cos he's been wanting to meet d surfers at her place. so Richard came over n we chatted about lots of things. he is quite interested in Chinese stuff and we ended up looking at some Chinese herbs over d internet n teaching them some Chinese words.