We went to dinner last night at Mick O’Connor’s, an Irish Pub as you might have guessed. They have really good fish and chips and provide you with malt vinegar, mayonnaise, HP Sauce, and ketchup, along with the tartar sauce of sorts that comes actually on the plate. They also pour a nice Guinness. In all, a very nice dinner.
Afterward, as we were walking home, we couldn’t help but notice what a gorgeous night it was. It was around 8:30 or 9 as we were walking home, and the temperature was lovely — not too warm, not too cold — and the summer evening light was golden. It seemed awful to simply go home, so we stopped off and picked up Pippo and headed out for a leisurely stroll along the canals and through the museumkwartier. I took my camera and ended up taking a ridiculous number of photos, so you’ve got a lot to go through if you want to hit up my Flickr site (accessed by clicking on the picture above, by the way).
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That does look like a lovely walk.
I just found out that a good friend of mine from college, Alec, is living in the Netherlands and has taken a job at a university in Utrecht. I don’t think he plans to move there, as his wife’s job is elsewhere, but he will definitely be in Utrecht a lot and not far away by train. Just thought I’d mention in case you’re interested in meeting up with some really cool ex-pats who actually enjoy living there (he’s from the US, she’s from England).
And the world gets that little bit smaller …
Happy expats are always a good thing! That sounds great!