This past saturday we ventured out on an adventure, our first time ever picking apples!! I know, I should have at least picked an apple in my life, but no. I've picked mangos, avocados, papayas, even pineapples, but no apples or pears. Everyone seems to do that every year, and I always wanted to, but for some strange reason never did.
So this past weekend we finally did. When I was explaining to my little one that we were going to pick apples from the trees, he said; "so we're going to buy the apples from the trees?" Yes, sort of I answered.
As soon as we arrived (only 25 minutes from Amsterdam) he was speechless, and so happy. He thought it was an all you can eat.
Finally, after 40 years I got my apple from a tree, and it was delicious! For some reason I always thought I would steal it from a random tree, but I guess this comes in as a good second.
There were more apples than we could carry. We did get carried away on the self picking, and I'm already looking for recipes. And no, the picture above is not our load, but the farm's.
It was a beautiful autumn day, we couldn't imagine a better day for apple picking. The kids loved it and so did we.
The little one ate 4 apples and 1 pear. I'm not kidding!
I hope we are able to go back. I said the same thing with the tulips and we only managed to go only once per season, you can see it
here and
here. So if the weather permits we'll be back.
De Olmenhorst Landgoed
Lisserweg 481
Lisserbroek
Have a wonderful day!
Giova.
