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.
But no Frites? How can one even be allowed into the Benlux area and not indulge in Frites?
ReplyDeleteoh the memories! And no pictures of beer or cake - maybe next time??
ReplyDeleteTo 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.
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun to have you here for a few days :)
ReplyDeleteI do agree - not going to a Frites shop was a major miss. Next time for sure!