Spent part of the day walking the streets of Amsterdam around my sister’s beautiful neighborhood. \u00a0 We sat at a cafe and drank latte’s and people watched. \u00a0 I am astounded that so many of the intersections have no signs or instruction. \u00a0 You will find bicycles whizzing through intersections just missing someone in a small car who has just swerved to not hit a delivery van and none of them look out for pedestrians. \u00a0 I guess it is how they keep the gene pool clean. \u00a0 I have been warned to look both ways and to be really sure I will be able to make it across the street because no one is going to stop.<\/p>\n
We sat at a lovely cafe called Tazinna. \u00a0 We sat outside and had coffee drinks. \u00a0 I love that when I asked for sweetener that wasn’t sugar they brought me this tiny packet with 2 tiny pills in it. \u00a0 They reminded me of when I was younger and that saccharin came as either liquid or as little tablets \u00a0 in little TicTac like container. \u00a0 We also split a sandwich. \u00a0 I was surprised at how small the sandwich was. \u00a0 What came as a whole sandwich would have been a half sandwich in the US. \u00a0 All the flavors were so sharp. \u00a0 In comparing the sandwich to something comparable in the US I would think the bread wouldn’t be as good and there would be a lot of filling. \u00a0 This sandwich the bread was dark and left flour on my lips. \u00a0 The filling was a couple of thin slices of salami, fresh arugula (unlike what I have gotten at home…the leaves were more like parsley but had that lovely earthy flavor), a thin slice of sharp parmesean cheese and thin sliced tomato. \u00a0 Then the sandwich was heated so all the flavors married.<\/p>\n
We then went to the Kaas-Brood store. \u00a0 The Bread and Cheese store. WOW! \u00a0 The bread smells were fantastic. \u00a0 There was the smell of yeast and the smells of freshly made cheese sticks. \u00a0 Light and flaky bread sticks twisted with cheese. \u00a0 They were hot when we bought them. \u00a0 We both had to have a bite as we walked down the street.<\/p>\n
I am not sure if I wrote about the fact that I lost a prescription on my journey. \u00a0 I think I did. \u00a0 Well, we went to a pharmacy and told them what happened. \u00a0 At first they were adamant about me needing a prescription. \u00a0 Then one woman told us I needed to see a Dutch doctor. \u00a0 Then they changed their mind and were considering just giving me the meds. \u00a0 I called my husband and he scanned an old bottle from the same prescription and emailed me. \u00a0 My BIL printed it for me and we brought it back to the pharmacy. \u00a0 Within minutes I had a prescription. \u00a0 It’s a much different world.<\/p>\n
After the pharmacy we noticed a small Farmer’s Market in one of the squares. \u00a0 We sauntered over and looked at the stands. \u00a0 There was an olive stand that had a beautiful selection of olives. \u00a0 There were a couple of vegetable stands. \u00a0 What comes to mind were squashes that looked more like a cross between a gourd and a pumpkin but weren’t either. \u00a0 There were gorgeous fresh leeks and huge deep purple beets. \u00a0 Stunning.<\/p>\n
We found ourselves at a fresh pork stand. \u00a0 Some of his selection was a bit difficult for me. \u00a0 I am not a fan of being easily able to identify my food as a living creature. \u00a0 I never understand chicken places that have chickens selling their food. \u00a0 “I taste great so, slaughter and eat me!” isn’t marketing that works for me. \u00a0 This guy was great. \u00a0 \u00a0 He had pictures of his livestock and talked about the great life they have. \u00a0 I suppose it’s like Free Range chicken etc. \u00a0 (Of course, if the chicken’s could argue they would say they aren’t really “free”.) \u00a0 At any rate, he had salami that was Truffle Salami. \u00a0 We had to ask about it and we had to have a sample and then we had to buy some. \u00a0 I have never in my life tasted anything like it. \u00a0 It was wickedly tasty. His web site is in Dutch. \u00a0 His name is Frank Bunnik and his company is http:\/\/berkshirebutcher.com.<\/p>\n
Okay, I must end this now. \u00a0 We are going to be eating dinner in a few minutes and then I must lie down and sleep for a long time! \u00a0 Please forgive typing errors and grammatical mistakes. \u00a0 I am not completely in my right mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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