Dear All,
We spent last weekend in Holland and Belgium with Over Gardening Club primarily visiting “Floriade” an International horticultural exhibition. It was a lengthy journey by coach and ferry courtesy of Newmarket Travel – a company that came bottom in a recent survey of travel agents. They had booked a hotel an hour further north than necessary and the large Irish lady courier left a little to be desired. We were reduced to speculating ideas like “What if Newmarket Travel had organised the Exodus etc.”
We did enjoy the trip, not least getting to know some of the other travellers better, there were 30 from Over plus another 20.
Peppers
Tomato Tree
Floriade boots
Floriade boots
Celebrities
“Floriade” is held every 10 years at different locations this time at Venlo and we stayed just south of Apeldoorn at Beekbergen. On the Sunday, some of us visited Het Lo, the former palace of William and Mary and then in the afternoon Kate and I hired bikes and explored the local National park and Apeldoorn.
On the way back on Monday we had 2.5 hours in Bruges including a canal boat tour.
Holiday Club the previous week went well with about 20 children attending each day.
Het Lo Gardens
“Floriade” is held every 10 years at different locations this time at Venlo and we stayed just south of Apeldoorn at Beekbergen. On the Sunday, some of us visited Het Lo, the former palace of William and Mary and then in the afternoon Kate and I hired bikes and explored the local National park and Apeldoorn.
On the way back on Monday we had 2.5 hours in Bruges including a canal boat tour.
Holiday Club the previous week went well with about 20 children attending each day.
Het Lo Gardens
Het Lo Palace
Bruges main square
Bruges main square
Bruges Canals
Kate travelled to Godalming on the train this week for Amélie minding duty. The down journey worked well but the return was a bit longer with London apparently full of visitors for some reason!
We actually managed to complete a cricket match on Wednesday evening but yesterday a violent downpour finished play after a couple of hours.
On Thursday we drove up to Heacham to join the extended Brown family and were privileged to join in the celebrations for the aged couple.
Kate travelled to Godalming on the train this week for Amélie minding duty. The down journey worked well but the return was a bit longer with London apparently full of visitors for some reason!
We actually managed to complete a cricket match on Wednesday evening but yesterday a violent downpour finished play after a couple of hours.
On Thursday we drove up to Heacham to join the extended Brown family and were privileged to join in the celebrations for the aged couple.
Aged Couple
Brown family
It is our chapel BBQ today but the weather forecast is not too promising.
Love
Mike & Kate
It is our chapel BBQ today but the weather forecast is not too promising.
Love
Mike & Kate
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