The food here has been WONDERFUL. Unfortunately, I seem to forget to take a photo of the food
before I eat it. I'm usually famished and don't think of it until halfway through it. But... I did document it for my own pleasure.
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When I arrived on Friday morning, Lou Lou and I went to her house to unpack. Then we headed out for a bratwurst lunch. The bratwurst was served with dijon mustard and sauerkraut.
As it should be. And with french fries or pommes frites.... which come from Belgium by the way.
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The first night we were in Amsterdam, we found a little hole in the wall tapas restaurant right off the main square in Leidensplein. The Leidensplein was a big main square with lots of restaurants, banks and shops. The tapas restaurant was FABULOUS. We ate so quickly that we must have looked like a pack of wolves. I documented that night in a post a few days ago.... including the plates of
yummy tapas.
In my opinion, you can never go wrong with tapas. ---
We had heard that the pancakes in Amsterdam were the thing to do. So, after staying up til the wee hours, we slept in on Saturday before venturing out to the Pancake Bakery.
The pancakes in Amsterdam are more like crepes than pancakes. There are tons of options to choose from.
There were both sweet and savory options but since I hadn't had breakfast yet, I couldn't resist something sweet. I chose a pancake with honey, nuts, mandarin oranges and whipped cream. Lou Lou had one with cheese, ham and pineapple. We all decided that hers was the yummiest pancake of all.
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We visited to the Van Gogh museum (pronounced Van Gock in Dutch), where I saw my most favorite painting of all.
Then, since we were all pretty worn out from the night before, we decided to chill out in an Irish pub and watch a Manchester United footie (soccer to the U.S.) game. I enjoyed some fish and chips. Of course.
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There was a moment as we ventured along the spring flowers at the tulip festival that I stopped and simply inhaled the moment. The scents were delicious. Floral. After the rain. And waffles. Oh my goodness, the fresh baked waffles were to. die. for.
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Back in Germany, Lou Lou and her hubby decided to take me out for some schnitzel. I had no idea what schnitzel was. I still don't, really.
But delicious. Wow.
I chose the
schnitzel covered in cream with
spaetzle. Being from the south, the taste was similar to chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes. The meal was wonderful with a good German
hefeweizen beer too. Perfection.
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Today, Lou Lou and I ventured into the nearby village for fresh baked pretzels. We also visited a chocolate factory where we spent 50 euro on truffles and other chocolates. Then her husband came home after his brief trip into France today with... you guessed it, fresh baked French bread.
Yeah. This doesn't suck. Whew! I've got to get back into that triathlon training when I get home!
Unfortunately, I seem to forget to take a photo of the food before I eat it. I'm usually famished and don't think of it until halfway through it. But... I did document it for my own pleasure.
---
When I arrived on Friday morning, Lou Lou and I went to her house to unpack. Then we headed out for a bratwurst lunch. The bratwurst was served with dijon mustard and sauerkraut.
As it should be.
And with french fries or pommes frites.... which come from Belgium by the way.
---
The first night we were in Amsterdam, we found a little hole in the wall tapas restaurant right off the main square in Leidensplein. The Leidensplein was a big main square with lots of restaurants, banks and shops. The tapas restaurant was FABULOUS. We ate so quickly that we must have looked like a pack of wolves. I documented that night in a post a few days ago.... including the plates of yummy tapas.
In my opinion, you can never go wrong with tapas.
---
We had heard that the pancakes in Amsterdam were the thing to do. So, after staying up til the wee hours, we slept in on Saturday before venturing out to the Pancake Bakery.
The pancakes in Amsterdam are more like crepes than pancakes. There are tons of options to choose from.
There were both sweet and savory options but since I hadn't had breakfast yet, I couldn't resist something sweet. I chose a pancake with honey, nuts, mandarin oranges and whipped cream. Lou Lou had one with cheese, ham and pineapple. We all decided that hers was the yummiest pancake of all.
---
We visited to the Van Gogh museum (pronounced Van Gock in Dutch), where I saw my most favorite painting of all.
Then, since we were all pretty worn out from the night before, we decided to chill out in an Irish pub and watch a Manchester United footie (soccer to the U.S.) game. I enjoyed some fish and chips. Of course.
---
There was a moment as we ventured along the spring flowers at the tulip festival that I stopped and simply inhaled the moment.
The scents were delicious. Floral. After the rain. And waffles. Oh my goodness, the fresh baked waffles were to. die. for.
---
Back in Germany, Lou Lou and her hubby decided to take me out for some schnitzel. I had no idea what schnitzel was. I still don't, really.
But delicious. Wow.
I chose the schnitzel covered in cream with spaetzle. Being from the south, the taste was similar to chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes. The meal was wonderful with a good German hefeweizen beer too. Perfection.
---
Today, Lou Lou and I ventured into the nearby village for fresh baked pretzels. We also visited a chocolate factory where we spent 50 euro on truffles and other chocolates. Then her husband came home after his brief trip into France today with... you guessed it, fresh baked French bread.
Yeah. This doesn't suck.
Whew! I've got to get back into that triathlon training when I get home!