h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That's one thing I've never done, climb the dom. I should some time. Just go there and be a tourist

It's expensive, but IMO definitely worth it. At least it's less touristic than the tour through the canals

If you want to see a nice part of Utrecht without getting too touristic, you might want to visit Oudaen (at the Oudegracht) - they brew their own ! You can take a tour and taste some, or just visit the pub.

And afterwards go to the other side of the Oudegracht to the Pancake Cellar

Now that's something I've never done. I'll keep it in mind!

Make sure to reserve a table, they are very busy.

I go there quite often, but it's not usually very busy. But don't even THINK about visiting Utrecht without having a bun at Mario's!! It's not done!!

Maybe the only time we tried recently was during a weekend.
The previous time we really got inside may have been 30 years ago

Shame. The pancakes are great. And HUGE!!

Oooh Pancakes

shazz

The best ever.

Hi Shazz,

Say can you please add me? Would be nice... And to your question, yes I am Dutch. I researched the "Eindhoven, The Netherlands" page number A262829 and some other pages as well.

Originaly I was born in Helmond, a city near Eindhoven but later we moved to Oss near Nijmegen. I studied Mechanical Engineering in Eindhoven that's why I knew the city pretty good.

Seen however that I got a little bored in Holland and wanted to see the world I decided to move. I have been living happely for over 3 years now here in Genoa(Genua) in Italy.

If you could get back to me on this would be really smashing!

Greets, Finarfin

p.s. you know the Italians don't know dutch kind of panecakes? Only the French type... I made a dinner for some friends a few weeks back and made panecakes.... They loved them!!!!

can i join... I'm currently writing and editing my first entry..It's about my home city of Groningen!

.. I'd like to join in the fun, especially if we're discussing pancakes.
I am Dutch, I even speak Dutch, and I enjoy visits to the Netherlands every now and then. I lived in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen (stad) and in Rotterdam (for a year).

hmm pancakes..imagine the money one would make if he were to introduce dutch pancakes to the world...and vla!

what..?? compete with blini? that'd make kopeek only, not rublei

I'm sorry, I don't quite understand..blini are russian pancakes aren't they... but the other terms i don't quite understand...


(oh, and how do you translate "eb en vloed kades" to english?

one rubl is 100 kopeek. the plurals in Russian language are a bit complicated. As far as I know now it is one rubl, two, three, four rublya and five to twenty rubley. and 21..24 rublya
I think.. ah forget it.. I'll never learn this ing language

and talk about language.. "eb and vloed kades" .. is there such a thing in English? not a clue.. sorry.. ..

Ooooooooooooooooh

New members! I have to be in this disguise today as The Post is due out tomorrow but I'll add you all asap.

Re 'eb en vloed kades' - the literal translation would be 'ebb and flow quay' so the English equivalent would be 'tidal harbour'

shazz

well, tidal harbour..i dunno...isn't that to much of a harbour... I was looking for the quay word... thanks!

I was just going on usual English usage. 'Tidal harbour' tends to be used for any places where boats are tied up in coastal waters. 'Tidal quay' is a phrase I have never heard used in English... maybe 'a quay affected by tidal waters' or ' a quay affected by the ebb and flow of the tide' would be a more precise translation.

shazz