DB here, by the way, with my first official post. Last night we went to dinner at Getto, on the recommendation of both our new bartender pal and the official Rick Steves guide. It was really good -- had yet another variation on the croquette (chicken this time), and we both had specials. David M. had the chicken sate and I had a catfish that was totally great. Getto's in the Red Light District, which is basically like an R-Rated Fisherman's Wharf. Totally geared toward tourists, and you can tell it's the first place a lot of people go.
Yep, the coffee thing took a bit to figure out...Basically I wanted a cup of coffee like we're used to in the States, and they just don't brew a lot of coffee here, it's all espresso-style. But we found a little local chain that does an "Americano," which is espresso with extra water. Add a couple extra espresso shots and it's just what I wanted. Capuccino was too light, espresso was too little...Thank goodness it was solved. Not that this took any figuring out, but just thought I'd share...Here's what you get when you order Camel Lights here:
Every time David Mahr sees this he says "Cannilbus." Har Har. It's a tour of the city that we'll take probably on Friday.
Speaking of touring about, we've decided to scrap Brussels and go to Antwerp instead, a city in Belgium that's much closer and apparently will give us the Belgain flavor we're looking for. Then we're planning on doing a bus tour of Holland as well. But not in one of these!
So we're off, first to lunch then to the Rijksmuseum, then probably a little break, then we'll go to the Anne Frank House about 6:00 or so. Totally looking forward to both, obviously.
