I recently returned from a trip to Eindhoven, Netherlands, where I was visitng my old university friend A. We only manage to see each other once every three or four years, but always have a good time when we get together. He moved from the US to NL a couple of years ago, which gave me the perfect excuse to enjoy some cold weather and non-Spanish cuisine.
We had exceptionally non-rainy weather on the weekend I was there, which mean we could bike to Belgium for beer and cake. It sounds really impressive to say you´ve bike to a new country, but really it was only 20 km (12 miles) each way, so not that long of a trip. In any case, the beer and cake was outstanding, and I would have biked twice as far for it.
On my final day, I was reminded of the more typical February weather. I was the only one bothering with an umbrella in the light drizzle. Spain has clearly made me weak.
A helped me buy a weekend train pass which meant we could traverse the country. Lunch in Utrecht, the windmill museum in Zaanse Schans, and fancy gold-leaf strewn cakes in Amsterdam. We also attended a fun
video mapping / music show that A had located as a 50th birthday gift to me.
I love, love, loved all the vegetarian options. This was all purchased at the train station convenience store, which had a large selection of sandwiches for me (I opted for the egg and fake bacon) and lots of types of beer, including non-alcoholic versions. Sadly, there was no vegetarian sushi. It was a nice picnic on the train.
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Lo siento, hoy no hay entrada español.
4 comments:
But no Frites? How can one even be allowed into the Benlux area and not indulge in Frites?
oh the memories! And no pictures of beer or cake - maybe next time??
To be honest, I take a picture of almost every piece of cake I eat on vacation, but I assume not everyone is quite as cake obsessed as me.
It was so much fun to have you here for a few days :)
I do agree - not going to a Frites shop was a major miss. Next time for sure!
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