So… on our last day in the Netherlands, I came back to Vlaamsch Broodhuys, this time with a bigger group. We got there around closing, where we got to talk to one of the workers named Daan.

Hey Daan 👋🏻

So though there are 19 locations, this particular location is special because the owners live around the corner! Maybe that’s why it feels so nice and homey ❤️

And though the goal was just to pick up some sourdough bread to take to our park picnic, we could not help ourselves 😅

We each grabbed a coffee to-go, some savory waffle wafers, and a rhubarb tart 😬

You can’t go into a bakery like this and not expect to leave with your hands full 🤷🏼‍♀️

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After the bakery, we ran to the local grocery to grab some more goodies…🥳

One fact about living on a ship that most people may not know is that we are not allowed to bring raw or unpackaged goods onto the ship.

The reasoning may not seem too obvious at first, but with thousands of passengers and crew - well, let's just say, having open food in every cabin could attract foreign bacteria… or worse (🪳🐭 🤢)

Anyway….

My colleagues and I decided to have a picnic with all the foods we were not allowed to bring on board with us:

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And boy, did we have a feast!!!

Picnic Day 🧺