Blaricum & the Boni

This morning I thought it would be a good idea to go for a walk as the sun was shining. Was a bit undecided about which way to walk and it was a contest between the garden centre at Laren, the Kringloop Winkel at Baarn or the Great Unknown of Blaricum. I decided upon Blaricum as I felt like a change. So I packed a few nappies, 1 orange and a bottle of water and set off.

With Edward in the pram, walked left along the Wakkerdijk and then turned left and walked through fields, then over the motorway and was there.
Blaricum is wonderful and it made me feel a bit sad as it is much nicer then Eemnes. The problem with Eemnes is that it has a nice 'old' bit along the Wakkerdijk, then going further in, it is rather like Dickson with duplexes and nasty little front gardens and wheely bins. It is all a bit dingy.



On the other hand (from my half hour walk), Blaricum has a real 'village' feel. Its streets and lanes were obviously created over time - they radiating out from its centre. A very large and lovely church, very quiet with no traffic noise. Other bonuses are that it also has an Albert Hein and a Gall & Gall, and a few cafes as well.

Ah - Albert Hein! AH is like the Dutch answer to Woolworths, but it is a bit more upmarket than Woolworths. I really like the Blaricum Albert Hein - it has a feel of the pre-renovated Supabarn in Canberra - far too crowded, lots of stuff on shelves and..... it has a great selection of stuff to make stir-frys.

Eemnes is not big enough to have an Albert Hein. It has Boni and Co-op.

Walked back to Eemnes along a disused track along a canal and felt quite happy - sun was shining, ducks were swimming, birds singing... then over the motorway and back into Eemnes.

Adam came home at about 5.45 and we walked to the local supermarket (the Boni). The Boni is... oh dear. Well, Adam's comment as we walked in sums it up.. "Hmmm. It smells like a tip". Yes. The "fresh" fruit and veg.
Will post a picture of Boni tomorrow.

Edward is sleeping, Adam booking flights to London and I am finally relaxed after a busy day.