Hi Mum,
today we made a trip to Venlo, a small town in the Netherlands. Venlo is a city in the southeastern Netherlands, near the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg. Venlo is well-known as a city for shopping; lots of Germany are travelling to Venlo at the weekend to buy foodstuffs because some of them are much cheaper there. We went to Venlo by train, it took us 90 minutes to get there.
In the Netherlands millions of people are using their bikes.
It was just a short walk until we reached the city centre.
There are lots of lovely houses with shops, restaurants, cafés and bars.
Next we took a walk to river Mass, we had a coffee here.
There is an interesting contrast between the old town and those new buildings.
Do you like this historic building? I did!
There is a large market place in the city centre. You can buy all kinds of goods here, food like vegetables and fruits as well as flowers, fabrics, electrical equipment, candy ...
... and of course ... cheeeeese!!!
(Katja loves cheese, she bought some of it.)
Unfortunately it started to rain than and it did not stop any more. Later we went back home by train. Katja did not only buy cheese here, but also a very special beer from a British shop. A rather funny brand, I'll shop it to you later when we will enjoy it.
Love
Anton Bär
