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Delft.

Thursday 31st October 2024.

Day 48.

Tonight we are staying at Delftse Hout Campsite on the outskirts of Delft, we stayed here once before approximately 8 years ago, it is quite expensive but we have Layla booked in at the vets at 8.30 am tomorrow morning to have a worming tablet and her pets passport completed, so we hadn’t much choice.

We arrived well before admitting time to the campsite and parked in the popular free parking area next to the site. Our first mission was to find the vets and after a long walk we located it went in and checked all was well for tomorrow.

We walked along the canals into town, there are loads of them and they make Delft a fascinating place. As we got to about 100m from the centre I saw to our left ……..

A giant table lamp.

This in its itself was quite fascinating but suddenly memories crowded into my mind as within metres of the lamp was the boutique hotel we stayed in 10 years ago.

It was a great surprise to see the hotel and it bought back memories of driving through Delft in the car along narrow single lane roads alongside the canals.

When we entered the Markt square which dates back to the 12th century, we were pleased to see a market in full swing, it made taking scenic photos difficult but never mind. We bought from one stall some lovely soft bread rolls and savoury items for our evening meal plus a very nice cake. What we didn’t need was any cheese.

I’ve been eating cheese for 20 years longer than they have been selling it 😊

We found a table at one of the many restaurants around the square and ordered a small cheese omelette with a shared dish of loaded chips.

If these were small I would hate to try a large one, the omelettes were huge and had mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes in them, plus some salad and all sitting on top of two huge thick slices of brown bread. Well you live and learn.
The Town Hall.
The new church built centuries ago.
The Old Church.
Michelle as the Girl Without a Pearl Earring.
There are lots of shops selling the Delft blue and white ware.

We had spent over 3.5 hours and decided to walk slowly back to Homer along the canals.

Delft is probably our favourite place in Holland, we have now seen it in different seasons and will certainly return again in warmer weather and stay for some days.

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