Even though it is a week late I am still smiling whenever I talk about my trip to Holland last weekend and today I looked at my photographs and my tag and smiled all over again. Annie is so lucky to have some Dutch friends because they can teach her one or two words in their own language. Wish I knew more. Here I am linking up to her Friday Smiles, a day late.
We met some Chinese people across the road from our hotel. I tried my bit of Chinese on them but they obviously did not understand me. However by smiles, greetings and gestures I gathered they wanted me to take a photo of them. No - they wanted a photo with me! They also beckoned Lorraine to come on as she was standing back a bit. Here we all are - why can't everyone be so happy and have no wars, we just need smiles not anger or even language at times like this.
Chas thought it was because I was so tall and fair haired, like it was in Tiananmen Square when we were over there and the people kept taking photos of me. Our guide explained when we got back to the coach that they were farmers and not used to seeing such tall women or fair haired people. I think, this time, they just thought we were Dutch.
Anyway, here are some more photos to make you smile, or be envious, or both. Enjoy!
This one should really make you smile
Some more cards, you can be forgiven if you think you recognise them from last week's mammoth showing but there are some different ones on the right hand side of this display.
and next a beautiful book cover
Gilding wax tags, boxes and books
cats were very popular
such pretty Distressed Ink Cards
and finally another to make you smile
This is Eva whom we made the humingbird card with
Too quickly our time at Nijkerk came to an end and it was on to the train for our journey to the airport. Never seen anyone carrying food to be consumed on the train like this before - have you?
... and here is part of a train - it wouldn't fit in my viewer on my cell phone - we counted eleven carriages on one train and the carriages are so-o-o long.
Until next time ...
