Before Summer Ends

Purchased our day ticket, packed our camera, board the train and head west.
Our destination this time was Utrecth and Amsterdam.
We decided to travel together before the holiday comes to an end.

This was my third time in Utrecth, but the big city never seemed to turn me off.
There are still so many things to discover.
We took an alternative route from the train station, through the shopping complex and into the city center.
Our first stop was the open market which is always available during Saturdays.
We got ourselves some freshly made stroopwafel and headed towards the busy streets.

As usual, we walk and stop at times to take pictures of the things that catches our eyes.
Danika was doing street photography of stickers and graffiti while I tried capturing what I call "urban designs".

We walk pass big streets, through small lanes and also along the canal.
We did not take the boat ride on the canal since we have quite a tight schedule.
So we kept walking straight on the longest road that led us to the Miffy Museum in the end.
Danika was delighted as it was the place she longed to visit.
Of course, we spent sometime in the museum admiring the work of Dick Bruna.

It was almost time for us to head back to the train station and continue our journey to Amsterdam.
On the way, we came across some hobby stores that were simply fascinating.
Obviously, we just couldn't stop ourselves from entering.
The first one was a beads and accessories store.
They sell all the things that you need for making your own accessories, from beads, charms, chains to ribbons.
The concept was that, the store itself has a workshop where you can sit down and start on your project.
Don't worry if you're a non-artistic person, simply look around the shop and you'll find some inspiration from the wide range of ready made accessories.

The second shop that caught me was a small button shop.
It is almost like the button shops we have in Malaysia though.
Old and small but carries a wide range of sewing notions.

Unfortunately, I did not find my way back to the textile market this time but I'm glad to have discover these shops.