It did not seem a nice day in Haarlem today so I decided to go somewhere SOUTH.
Utrecht, 4th largest city in the Netherlands, is 30 miles southeast of Haarlem and 45 minutes by a car. It was a nice drive and I am so glad I did today. It was a beautiful town/city to begin with and there are a lot to see.
First stop, the dorm. It is located in the center of the town. Some people were on the top of the building where I am assuming a nice view, but not for me. You can see it is a typical Netherlands setting - surrounded by canal.
After waking around the majority of the town, I was hungry for lunch. I found this place which is part of a cool hotel next to the dorm. Duck meat and cream sauce pasta with arugula, by the way President Obama's favorite vegetable, on top.
Just over 10 euro for pasta and drink so not too bad by considering there is no tipping custom here in the Netherlands. I am not cheap but it is a custom here.
Canal makes the Netherlands so unique - restaurants open the seats right next to the canal, which is 15 feet below the street level. Even it was chilly - like 50s, but the sun made it a nice day to be out and sit at a cafe to enjoy the view - buildings and people of course.
There were boats with some tourists and it could be cool to see the town from the water level.
I am sure I will come back here during my stay in the Netherlands, and next time on Saturday when stores are open.
No comments:
Post a Comment