Visitors, the Zuiderzee museum and Bach

Yesterday, Ineke and Franco came to visit us. We had a really nice 'Dutch' time, starting with 'koffie met appelgebak', followed by a walk through the town of Enkhuizen and a lunch including haring and paling (and a glass of wine of course).





It was nice to see my sister and brother in law after about 5 months!

Today we visited the Zuiderzee museum, or at least the 'buitenmuseum', which is a reconstruction of several features of the old towns around the Zuiderzee before it was transformed into the IJsselmeer in the 1930's. When I say 'reconstruction', it means that entire houses were moved intact or rebuilt, not 'replicas'! We had seen it a few years ago and were so impressed that we wanted to go back. We were not disappointed, this is really worthwhile.






Apart from the 'displays', there are - especially on a Saturday - several activities, some for kids, but others also appeal to adults. Lyn - as an educationalist - was especially interested in a visit to the school, where we followed a lesson in old-fashioned 'schoonschrijven', writing in the style of the 1930's. We were given ink, nibs and paper to try to emulate the teacher.





Finally, tonight we went to a Bach concert in the Zuiderkerk.
Busy day!

Most probably we'll still be here tomorrow. It seems like the conditions and the tide might be favourable for a trip to Vlieland. So the plan is to spend a few more days on a Wadden island after all!

Location:Tussen Twee Havens,Enkhuizen,The Netherlands