Day 3 - Haarlem
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| Sint Bravo Kirk, Haarlem |
We had an easy, restful day today.
Haarlem is a delightful walking town. There was a small outdoor market in the
town square. We bought some pieces of rather unusual fabric to have made into
cushions later. Easy to pack. Museums are closed here on Monday, so we spent
our time simply enjoying the many aspects of this lovely town. The canals, the
large, beautiful windmill, the shops. We revisited the Kirk to see it more
completely than we could during last night’s concert. It is impressive. I’m always struck by how much the ceilings of
these very old churches look like upside down boat hull construction.
Abutting the church in the most
curious way are a whole row of shops. They look like they were built at the
same time as the church. They house a shop that sells shawls, a barber,
complete with red and white striped pole, and who seems to live over his shop,
a goldsmiths, one that sells small animal toys for children, and one that sells
gelato. Wonderful gelato in many, many flavors.
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| Grand Cafe Brinkmann |
We found a delightful place for
lunch, the Grand Café Brinkmann. It dates from the late eighteen hundreds. All
dark wooden beams and high ceilings. Good food in an interesting setting on the
town square. It was full at lunch time. We’ll return to it while we’re here. I’m
of the opinion that when you find really good food in a really nice setting,
you make the restaurant your own. I suspect we’ve accidentally stumbled into
the best this town has to offer.
Today we walked to the train station
and back (10 blocks each way). Those of you who know me will realize this was
an achievement – and far farther than my knee doctor recommends. Have to get
into shape for all those miles through museums.
Tomorrow we’ll do a day trip by
train to Delft, home of the famous blue and white tiles and china.
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