28 Thursday Aug 2014
We’ll admit it, we’re suckers for souvenirs, but only if they’re really nice souvenirs! We posted recently about Efteling’s web shop no longer delivering to the UK, which made us a little sad. However, it seems that the online store has reduced its range of stock massively. The ‘new’ section has items from quite a while ago, and its slim pickings unless you’re after crockery, Sprookjesbos items or Jokie paraphernalia.
Take us back to the days of items like these:
26 Tuesday Aug 2014
…and other typical Dutch souvenirs. If any of you have visited parts of the Netherlands other than Efteling, such as Amsterdam, you will be familiar with the barrage of clogs, tulips and other Dutch paraphernalia that adorns the souvenir shops.
Did you ever think ‘I wish I could get traditional Dutch souvenirs themed around Efteling’?
Well now you can!
Photo from vijfzintuigen.nl
Clogs, clog money boxes, clog keyrings, pencils wooden tulips, the works!
That’s a lot of clogs. But we like them; they’re different at least, and they’ll make a really nice present for your Efteling-deprived friends back at home.
12 Tuesday Aug 2014
Efteling has seen a 25% rise in Belgian visitors than there were in the same period last year. That’s a lot of Belgians!
They also claim that there has been a rise in the number of guests visiting from Germany, France and Britain. You’re welcome, Efteling!
Apparently the accommodation+park tickets options are just right for us foreign bods. Shame about the transport from wherever you fly to/sail to. It would be great to have an Efteling shuttle just like Disney do (oops, did we say the ‘D’ word?!). Struggling on and off trains and buses with suitcases and kids isn’t ideal!
In other news, if you are residing anywhere outside of the Netherlands or Belgium, don’t try to buy anything from the Efteling webshop, as they won’t ship to your address any more. Personally, we’ve spent a lot of money with them over the last couple of years when they started shipping to the U.K, so it’s a bit of a shame. Nevertheless, that’s only a better excuse to visit the park and stock up on Droomvlucht room spray!
Info from vijfzintuigen.nl
06 Wednesday Aug 2014
Posted in All Updates and News, Food!, Polle's Keuken, Seasons, Updates from 2014
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chocomel frappe, cold treats, efteling uk, fruit, happiness station, ice cream, ice cream cart, magnum, magnum 25, ola, oubliehoorn, polle's keuken, pop up shop, summer, suykerbuyk, wall's ice cream, zomer
Although the weather is very changeable, both the U.K and the Netherlands have so far had a little bit of sunshine! Of course, when the weather is hot, what better way to cool down than with an ice-cream or an icy drink?
In Efteling, there is no shortage of these things!
Just the other day, Efteling posted a photo of their new Chocomel Frappe cart, where you can purchase…well, a frappé! As is standard in Efteling, the cart is beautiful, and we’re sure the frappés are too! We are left wishing for a Fristi cart of the same nature now 😉
Can someone send us one over?
Back on July 31st (we’re a bit late to the party on this one) a Magnum pop-up shop appeared in the park, where you can create your own Magnum.
We’ll spare you the photos of the ice creams because they’re too delicious-looking, but the store is there until August 10th, so make sure to pop in and create your own Magnum. You get a choice of all kinds of toppings and sauces; it’s pretty magical 🙂
A pot of happiness!
Also, don’t forget the happiness stations! There are two in the park, one at Polle’s Keuken and one at het Witte Paard. You can create your own little pot of happiness here, with ingredients such as a range of different fruits and sweet treats, all swirled together with Wall’s ice cream. Yummy!
Of course, there are many more cool snacks available at Efteling!
At den Suykerbuyk you can grab yourself an oubliehoorn, which is absolutely delicious! There is a wide range of ice cream to choose from, and lots of choice of different fruits to go inside your over-sized ice cream cone.
And how about popping into Polle’s Keuken for a cold treat? It’s not all pancakes pancakes pancakes in there! Oh no. They have ice cream too! Perfect if the heat is getting too much and you need some well-earned air-conditioning. It’s only polite to buy some ice cream whilst in there…
We could probably carry on talking about the many wonderful cold treats you can find in Efteling, but I’m sure those few are enough for any Efteling visitor to handle in one go 😉 Bon appétit!
