Bovine Clogs at Blog08

Well, my sainted clogs. I made it to Blog08 on 24 October and wore my big, wooden, Netherlandish clogs from 8.45am until 4pm. That’s 7 hrs 15 mins. (Yes, I was counting) Not bad going for a clog virgin, if I say so myself. It wasn’t the easiest of stupid things I’ve ever done. Would I do it again? Nup. No way, no how, never.

I digress. This is the pair of clogs I chose from Gerrit Habermehl’s website:

 

Milk, anyone? MOOOOO.

And this is what they looked like on Dutch soil (well, Dutch paving to be precise, but you get the gist). They were HUGE. I felt a bit like a smurf.

Here I am at the conference. I had to ask the receptionists to take a photo of me. From their faces, they obviously thought I was weird. I have to admit, they were not alone.

Strangely enough, the angle makes me look kinda bovine and the clogs look kinda teeny. Trust me, they weren’t teeny. They were huge and conspicuous and made a lot of noise as I got around the conference. As for the stairs, well, all I can say is under NO circumstances should you attempt to go up or down stairs in clogs like these.

 

The Clogblogger Comes to Town

Ernst-Jan and Edial, the organisers of Blog08, have been incredibly enthusiastic about the advent of The Clogblogger. I thought it was amazing that they donated the ticket to the London Bloggers competition that I ended up winning. That wasn’t enough help, apparently. Now that they realise I won, based on a pledge to wear Big, Wooden, Netherlandish Clogs to Blog08, they have plugged me on the Blog08 website. At least now the other bloggers should understand why some girl with a weird accent is wandering around in a big pair of Klompen. At least, we hope…I only pray they don’t expect me to dance.

I’m still a bit nervous about all this clog wearing, but I promised everyone that I’d wear clogs, so I shall,

and no doubt I’ll make a complete CLOG of myself…

but I’m kinda looking forward to it.

 

The competition that started it all…

Here’s the link to the London Bloggers page where I was inspired to try to win a trip to Blog08 in Amsterdam. Little did I know that I’d end up winning and starting a blog about clogs!

 http://www.londonbloggers.net/54/win-a-ticket-to-blog-08/

And here’s the entry where I promise to wear clogs to Blog08 if I win. Oh, heavens. What on earth put that idea into my head? Well, I’m a woman of my word, so clogs away!