Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Picnic






This weekend, in a patch of sunlight, we had a picnic in the Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest).

Blueberries, Old Amsterdam cheese, potato salad, tuna sandwiches, dates and pomegranate juice.

Food just tastes better outside on a blanket, doesn't it?

We fed the duckies pretzels, and watched three men flying an enormous kite.

Gabriel had a tiny nap. I amused myself with the camera.

Hopefully we'll be back in the forest for many more picnics this summer.

There's also an open-air theater nestled deep in the woods, signaled by a string of globe-like fairy lights down a dark path.

Wouldn't it be magical to see a play in the evening, in the middle of the forest? Too bad I don't understand Dutch....

13 comments:

Kris said...

I'm a huge fan of the picnic. looks like you found a great spot too!

Iva said...

picnics are so cute!

Bluefish said...

I love picnic...it's romantic and fun.

the writer said...

nice picnic! too bad we don't have summer holidays now so we're pretty much locked up in the office in a sunny day!

Pinay in Dutchland said...

im really getting so curious about this amsterdam bos forest. you had lots of praise for it in this blog. must be really good.

picnic in the forest, that's one of the things i really haven't done here and havent done at all. must be nice.

~Lopa said...

Wow, photo looks really nice... it looks so green and sunny... !!

Lucky you... must have really great time.... !

A Touch of Dutch said...

Beautiful photos & having barefeet in the grass at this time of the year is such a nice treat for the feet :-) So glad the sun shone for your picnic!

Saskia said...

Picniks are the best! Why does food taste better outside?!

Glad you had a lovely time! x

katie diana said...

it must be picnic time! i have so much blog catching up to do! I have been so busy nannying i haven't had time to indulge, everything looks amazing! ciao!

john does Amsterdam said...

these r just the mooiste photos-

i dig um-

Vanessa said...

What a fantastic weekend! I love Amsterdam :-)

Vivian said...

such beautiful pictures- green, green, green! what a lovely spot for a picnic, and great choice of foods!

Nicole Marie said...

so so so pretty!