We've had the loveliest of weekends, hosting our very first visitor, my incredible mum. who - not put off by missing her first flight, travelling the length of the UK and arriving 12 hours later than planned - adventured her way all the way to us in the Netherlands. I can't tell you just how brilliant it's been to see her!
The weekend was preeettty much spent eating our way around all of our favourite foodie finds (I'm talking about you, De Bakkerswinkel), but we'd also planned a day trip to Amsterdam to see the sights and visit the Anne Frank House. The Netherlands had other plans though - Mum may have successfully travelled the 498 miles from Swansea to Utrecht, but one of the most powerful storms I've ever experienced meant we couldn't make it the 27 miles from Utrecht to Amsterdam. I'm not even kidding - walking to the train station, the wind was so strong we actually got blown SIDEWAYS, something I'd honestly always thought could only happen in cartoons. I stand corrected...but only because the wind finally subsided!
Determined to make it to Amsterdam, we tried again the next day and came to realise just how bad the weather had been. The sight of fallen trees crisscrossing the canals was really quite something to see - seems like we'd had quite a lucky escape.
Thanks to a recommendation from my globetrotting sister, we found a brilliant little spot for a quick lunch, De Laaste Kruimel, just off Rokin (so a great central location). Now, the Dutch bloody love a sandwich, but let me tell you, I'd eat sandwiches every day too if I could get them from De Laaste Kruimel! I went for a local cheese (Sloterdijk) with pesto and salad and it was just gorgeous, really fresh and completely full of flavour. It was a real treat and left me so full I some how managed to resist the window full of cake, something I'm deeply regretting now!
Marching on our now full stomachs, Mum and I strolled around, soaking up Amsterdam until it was time for us to head back to Schiphol (thank goodness for the left luggage lockers at Centraal Station!). It's always hard to say goodbye, but this time, we didn't have to! We all jumped on the same flight home, ready to enjoy a few more days together back in Swansea! See you soon, Netherlands!
De Laaste Kruimel, Langebrugsteeg 4, 1012 GB, Amsterdam
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