Window shopping

At night is the best time especially during summer. 💕

I knew it! I wish I could travel there when I get a job.

I keep my fingers crossed for you. You have something to look forward to. 🍀

The streets are clean now, way more clean. Not that the garnish is piled up. There are trash cans everywhere even for dog poop. There are strict rules.

Same here. If no one is outside it's fine but not with so many people around. The part of the city I lived in was with houses, high trees and you could leave your backdoor open.

Ah so you don't shop, how do you get your wares then, and other goodies. I shop frequently mostly on Saturdays. I love doing it with my wife, plus it also helps us to get to spend time together and visiting a fast food restaurant once in a week.

I buy the basic ingredients about once a month. About 2-3 times a year I buy what is most necessary online. I don't need much.

My wife is shopping for food. I buy clothes or shoes now and then. But very rarely. Last week I bought shoes again. I bought the old shoes 5 years ago and they were already broken because I wore them all the time (they were my favourite shoes). But the shopping took maybe fifteen minutes. Otherwise I don't buy anything. But I spend more money when I am on holiday or travelling.

You mean you can use one pair of shoes for five years? I rarely use a pair of shoes for not more than a year. Maybe am wasting money right?

I wear them for years too. I hardly need shoes, at least not inside and at home outside I wear farm boots.

I can't judge that. There are different shoes and different habits. I try to buy good shoes that last longer, because I don't feel like shopping frequently. But I am willing to spend more money on them.

I see, you are classical in terms of quality. That kind would be a big buy here in my country in terms of the price

It's a big buy everywhere but on long term it's cheaper and better for your feet.

For food, I go once a month. My clothes and shoes are years old too. At home, I need farm boots for nearly the whole year. Next to it, I have shoes for summer and winter. About 2-3 times a year I buy some things online. Mainly what is needed (medication for example) or like now a phone for my youngest (birthday present as well). It's exhausting enough.

Thanks for sharing, I'll see if I can find someone who can figure it out. 💕👍

The center is great but there are really ugly parts too. They try to fight criminals, the streets with whores are gone and some bad neighborhoods as well. These brick houses are no longer build. Every city looks the same these days. 💕

Ohh so a lot of places you've been to looks the same? I really want a European tour one day just to swe for myself though

There are many cities in the Netherlands but other European cities or small villages which still have older parts. You need to know where to go. If you stay in the main shopping street it's everywhere the same. It's because you find the same shops everywhere and they all look the same.

Then i should definitely do my research above anything else if i plan to go on tour, else the rest would all look the sane?

If it comes to shopping centers and new build areas with houses it does but there are great places to visit.

I think the roads are clean because there are hardly any people outside. No face masks are needed but many shops can only have 2-5 customers. I guess to most online shopping is easier.

The owner will be happy to hear you like the shop. Vintage is modern again.

The church is renovated for years, a bit more is finished. It's no longer used as a church but for expositions.

You are welcome. 💕

If you are happy with window shopping you can have a good time for sure and you can enjoy a mixed culture. 🍀

Thank you for your compliment about your photos. It's encouraging to make some more. I shop for the needs too and wish I was more self-sufficient if it comes to the main needs.

You should make some more it's good to look at different photos, I love to see your place there. Looking forward to that 😊

I will see what is possible in the near future. 💕

Those froggies I love too. There are shops I will never enter because they drag you inside and if not they keep following me. It disturbs me if I can not have a look plus I want to think over what I buy first. I rarely buy what I see.

Ah I dislike shops like that. They should leave their customers alone. I think they drive away more customers than bringing them in to actually buy stuffs. I don't mind them welcoming us into the shop with a smile but just leave us alone :P

That's what I think too. Weird is if you need them and want to ask something you can't find them. I avoid certain shops because of that behavior only. Same with rude shopkeepers. "Customer is king" is what I am raised with.

Me too. And I have the same experience too! When we need them, they are nowhere to be seen. Yes, rude shopkeepers will not see me again. But I do give them a piece of my mind when they are overly rude.

I think they hide! 🤔

Thank you. I can not post this way frequently because it takes me too much time to upload the photos. I am happy to hear you can appreciate it. 💕

Really, even at night? I avoid malls if there are people.

My stroll was short. Straight ahead to the vintage shop and after that back home.

I can understand that. It's what my daughter says. There's no fun if you can not buy even the smallest thing. It's just a waste of money to drive over there and parking is expensive.

I totally agree with you. The only thing I want is to get away as soon as possible. I will never understand the fun of it. 💕

You love shopping? What's the great thing about it? All those people, waiting in line, dragging bags with you. 😕

The battle will never be over. I prefer to stay home. This time we went at night. All shops we're closed but we could visit the vintage shop for clothes for my children.

Yes, it's the capital city of the province Gelderland. This province is at the border with Germany. You will find Germans here too even on the day we celebrate the end of world war 2, the day the Germans lost the war. It's a friendly city, the center surrounded by the river and the people and the the city are more like you find them in bigger villages.

I never like shopping, no matter if I have money. For sure it's more fun if you have something to spend.

If it works therapeutic for you do so. I find it stressful mainly because of the people and strolling around, standing still gives me pain in my back.

I don't like shopping no matter if I need anything. I try to get in and out a shop as soon as possible.

You have a good heart. Shopping and strolling because a friend asks you? I always miss I can not take a seat if I have to come along with a shopper (shopaholic). 😄

That is why I don't like window shopping 😅 I like to sit down because the one who loves to window shop walk faster than a cockroach. I felt like I am jogging while they are walking but still, I will accompany them if I am not too tired.

I know all about it and if they finally left a shop and go on to the next, they go back to the first... It never ends. I understand why so many men sit in the car and let their wives do the shopping.

The reason will be that they are comparing the price or quality and the first one is better. I do that sometimes too. Hahaha