Trip To Assen
Yesterday we all took a trip by rail to the Nothern town of Assen.
Assen is the hometown of Andrea's father Hank, who passed away last year. We had always meant to get there with Hank so he could show us around, and going there without him had us all very emotional... we really miss the big-guy.
Assen, in the Province of Drenthe, wasn't the reserved town I thought it would be. It is the home to the greatest motorcycle race track in the world, and has a modern, fast-paced energy to it. The downtown was incredibly vibrant, with a great mix of old and modern shops and businesses, and a huge Saturday Market.
Jan walked us to the home that Hank grew up in, about a 15 minute stroll from the city centre. The tall, tidy home looks almost the same as when Hank was a boy, and the surroundings have only changed a little. The same family has lived in it since 1969, and when the gentleman of the home saw us taking pictures outside, he invited us in! He gave us a tour of the entire home; a real treat for Andrea who had never been in before. It was a special treat to see the yard Hank played in as a little boy, and the neighbourhood he rode around on his bike in.
We couldn't stay too long, so after a quick walk around town we headed back to catch the train.
Jannique continues to travel like an adult, and her personality wins everyone over that she meets. She attempts to engage everyone near her in conversation, and we find ourselves having to talk with all kinds of people, if we want to or not!
After a day with two bus rides, and six hours on four different trains, we were glad to get back to Lelystad for some rest.
Jannique slept with her Nanna, her own little tired request... Sweet girl!
1 comments:
Hi there,
Thanks a ton for your site, I find your experiences with Crohn's both informative and inspiring.
I have a question for you or any of your readers: have you found that, after getting past the intro stages and a spending a good amount of time in full symptomatic remission that you’ve been able to increase the amount of honey you consume without going into a flair?
I’ve been on a restricted version of SCD for 2.5 years and have been fully symptom free for 1.5 years. Things are great but I’m finding that during high intensity exercise my muscles really don’t have a ton of strength. From the research I’ve done it looks like muscles switch from fat to carb consumption as one moves from moderate to high intensity exercise which does a good job of explaining my experiences. For this reason I’m really trying to find a source of carbs that I can rely on during exercise – honey seems like the best option on SCD. I just don’t want to send myself into a flare on it. Any experiences people can share would be appreciated – are there people out there who can consume a fair bit of honey after having a lengthy stretch of success on SCD?
Cheers,
Ryan
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