You know the Scrooge (not the colonel) McDuck? Now that the family has departed I feel a bit like him - sitting on this beautiful pile of treasure (the Amsterdam) in a selfish and loathsome manner - hated for my greed and ridiculous accent. Fortunately I was able to share my vast good fortunes with Martin and Heather, who have been friends since, well, since 1642:
So what kind of amazing things does one share with two savvy San Franciscans who have been friends for 368 years?
Breakfast at the market!
Mafia Sunglasses!
The dogs of Haarlem:
The Dinosaurs of Haarlem:
The Clank Analyser of Haarlem:
Picture-taking opportunities of Haarlem:
The fantastically awesome luggage store of Haarlem:
The ??? plant from the Artis Royal Botanical Garden (I've heard it occasionally ingests visitors whole):
More of the Gardens:
Now - the fact that I was able to allow my friends to see some of the awesomeness that is the Netherlands was payment enough (made me feel less Scroogy) - but Martin and Heather were kind enough to take me out to what had to be about the best restaurant meal I've had anywhere in Europe.
De Kas is a restaurant in a greenhouse in a park on the East side of the city. It was awfully cool watching them pulling sprigs of basil off of the plants in the greenhouse, and putting them into our food...
Everything you just saw there? I ate it. All of it. Even the (Scrooge Mc) Duck.
PS: Martin and Heather have some marvelous photos from their trip here.
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