Hi Andrew,
First of all, thanks for looking!
Just a small correction--Almere is in the Netherlands, not Belgium.
But OK, it is next door. However, there is a significant difference
between the way the Belgians and the Dutch use the sea. The Belgian
coastline is very short, and from my experience, the Belgians, being
a sensible people, tend to let the children splash around while they
sit on the terrace and enjoy a beer. The Netherlands, on the other
hand, has lots of coastline (despite being a small country), and all
manner of watersports are very popular. There is not much surf, but
there is LOTS of wind, and I think the "surfing" in the shop refers
to windsurfing. Even in the winter, you will see maniacs taking
advantage of the storms coming in from the North Sea and heading for
the beach with their windsurfing equipment while us normal people
seek shelter from the rain.
As for the frieten--see the battery of dispensers on the left side of
the image? Those are all the different sauces available, including of
course the mayo.
Cheers,
Nathan
On 23-nov-2007, at 9:50, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> Amused to see a surf shop in Almere - is there much of a surf in
> Belgium? :-)
> I presume you had mayonaisse on those Frieten - the real stuff and
> not what Americans and Australians think is mayonaisse.
> It's a nice contrast in climate and style.
>
> Andrew Fildes
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>
>> (first 4 images with Canon 1DII, the rest with Olympus E410,
>> including a couple with Leica content, the 100mm Apo Macro)
>
> Oh yes - legend grade lens.
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