What’s the first thing you think of when you here the world Holland?…………..clogs, windmills, cheese, bicycles, Heidi?…………..well you would be right and I bet none of you said Chinese food………..yep, Chinese food and I just had the best Chinese food I have ever eaten ……….in Amsterdam at a restaurant called Dynasty………..correct me if I am wong…….I mean wrong……….but this was the very finest I have ever eaten. I had scallops in a special sauce that only Chef Woo knows the ingredients of and for main course Heidi and I shared the best Peking Duck this side of……well…….Peking.
So, hello from Holland where Heidi and I have come for two days to visit her Mum before Christmas. For some strange reason this blog will feature an eclectic menu of bits and pieces although I will be talking a lot about the environment and we start………..here in Holland. On landing at the world’s cleanest and most organized airport that is Amsterdam’s Schiphol (the luggage retrieval system is second to none) Heidi and I headed for the rent a car desk. We were met by a Dutch lady who had the unfortunate name was proudly displayed on her Avis nametag. Sonja Van Crapper – that really was her name …………by the way Heidi told me that it was a very common name in Holland and actually means a canal lock or crossing……….I was immediately put in the dog house when seeing Sonja’s name I asked her if she knew where the nearest toilet was. ………after the blow to the ribs I received from Heidi, we were asked what car we would like to have within the range we had booked.
