To the south from the Hague, there is a town called Delft, which's famous for the Dutch traditional porcelain "Royal Delft". But the porcelain wasn't my passion to visit there.
From Day 6, my purpose for this trip turned into alchoholic; I went back and forth between Amsterdam and other cities having local craft beer. Delft, combining with Vermeer's brith house (he was born in this town), caught my curiosity to taste its local beer.
Hi, there. Delft beer!
I googled the town's local beer and found a beer pub called Delftse Brouwers Huis, where the beer is flesh from its own brewary. The server lady came to me for order but I wondered what beer was the best out of their choices on the menu. She noticed me undecided and she recommended me a a set of four craft beer. Each cup of the four is smaller than one glass but enjoy comparing the tasts. I rode on it and ordered Dutch croquette together for my lunch.
Yes!
The set was a right choice; all of the four were Delft's craft beer and I enjoyed thick, sour, fruit and smoky ones cup by cup.
And another Yes!
The croquette was in a good balance; crispy outside but creamy inside....The garnish baguette worked good to scoop the cream coming out of the croquette along with cutting with a knife.
Vermeer, where you are born
After big fulfilment with beer and croquette, I visited the Vermeer house where he was born and spent his life. The house itself is now rennovated as Vermeer Centrum Delft exhbiting his masterpieces; actually the museum's exhibitions are copied verson from the originals. The originals are now possessed by various museums across the globe. Instead of the genuineness, the museum helps us understand Vermeer's painting technique and his way to see the world through drawing the pictures.
I'd not known that the famous Girl with a pearl earring has her partner until I came to see her, and I saw an hommage: a black Girl with a pearl earning drawn by an artist loving Vermeer, Jenny Boot.
After I enojyed the Vermeer's world, I went back to Delft train station passing throught a holiday market in front of the church. In Amsterdam, I had a place to go in my mind after Delft....
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