Sandy Beach Along IJmeer

It was a sunny afternoon. 22 degree celcius. We have decided to go to the beach. This is our second visits to this sandy beach along IJmeer.

It was very windy on our first visit. And we were very cold. Chilly. We went to the nearby beach pavilion called Blijburg Aan Zee. A cozy restaurant with good food. I like the menu as it's not the usual Dutch  cold lunch like sandwiches. It has yummy warm food too. 

On our first visit, we tried grilled chicken drummets and wings (gemarineerde kipvleugels), artichoke (artisjok), sandwiches with Nutella (botterham met nutella), chicken curry with white rice (curry met kip). 

On our second visit, we ordered tosti (tandoori bread with cheese and homemade tomato paste), flat crunchy pizza with spinach and Turkish sausages (flammkuchen) and chick peas soup with mint leaves and dill. 

The food is tasty and good.

We walked to the beach after our lunch. The beach were bustling with young kids running into the water. It was windy too. But it wasn't so cold because the sun is out. This is a huge sandy beach. Adults get to chillax while kids spend hours and hours building sandcastles, dipping into very cold water, play foot ball and beach ball game. 

This picture was taken when I was walking up the slope to check out the surrounding. Definitely it's quieter on the other side. You can see more couples here. 

The beach has football goalpost for children. Kids will play for hours here. 

Besides goalpost, there are 3 beach volley ball net. If you are visiting the beach in a group, be sure to bring a volley ball. 

Not forgetting, there's a clean toilet nearby too.

This is the view of the beach from the sandy slope. 

This shop sells very yummy french fries! Yes, the queue is really long. They have the best ice coffee slushies too. This shop is right under restaurant Blijburg Aan Zee. 

Last but not least, I get to watched the clouds passed by. As I laid on the beach, kids voices became background music, I quietly hear the chirping bird above me with a big white canvas, the cloud as the background. 

I wouldn't recommend it on a chilly and windy day. But I will come back when the sun is shinning and will dine in Blijburg Aan Zee.