Well, I have met and not yet remembered the names, of all the other international 2012 scholars, and the contemporary scholars conference is in full swing. Thus am not up to date with the joural blog...
Sunday morning, with the option of a sleep in, I actually chose church. I was hoping for a westminister abbey like building and a really good singalong. The church was not quite as I hoped, but still a lovely building, and it was a nice service. Unfortunately, as first day of lent, the songs were all slow, and a little droney, and a lot out of tune :)
We spent Sunday arvo presenting ourselves and out topic to the group, which was really great to see where everyone was from and who they were all about! Another beutiful meal in the hotel, and not a too late night!!
A 6am start Monday to get to Floraholland, a HUGE co-op in the Netherlands that sells 98.5% of the flowers in this country. It was amazing to see their auction system of buying/selling flowers, and absolutely amazing to see the number of flowers they pump through their sheds everyday. I still do not really understand how the right flower gets into the right truck by the end of the day, and down to the right florist! It was beutiful to see and smell th flowers too!!
We spent the rest of the day listening to speakers, and discussing the topic of co-operatives. It was really interesting, and something that affects every single farmer, so made for a lot of discussion. The Netherlands has a huge number of co-ops and they work really well. I am not convinced they're the
best option in WA, but they definitely do have a place in the right environment!
Everyone was really exhausted and flat when we left FloraHolland, but we headed off straight away for a boat cruise of the Netherlands port. It was really amazing to see the number and size of some of the boats!! We had a fantastic meal, and a really fun night.
Today is anther early start, so off to breaky for me! photos tonight!!!!
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