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  • Discover the Chill Mill Summer Bar in Hoogstraten

    We were recently visiting family in Hoogstraten for a get together over a lunch. After the lunch we went for a short walk in the neighbourhood and we passed the Chill Mill Summer Bar where we stopped to enjoy the outdoors with a Duvel. This bar is located next to an old water mill and…

  • Greek Restaurant Nisos in Heerlen

    After our second day of hiking the Dutch Mountain Trail we opted to go out for dinner in Heerlen. We picked Greek restaurant Nisos after a Google search. This turned out to be a good choice after a day of walking. We went for the Tapas platter and it was definitely huge. If you are…

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  • Discover Leiden’s History on a Scenic Boat Trip

    When we were visiting Leiden we decided to explore the city on a boat trip with Stichting de Leidse Rederij. They are located right in the city center so a boat tour can be easily combined with other activities in the city center. We took a simple 1 hour boat tour at the end of…

  • Exploring De Waag in Doesburg: A Historic Dutch Bar & Restaurant

    While we visited Doesburg we didn’t eat in De Waag as it was quite crowded. But in the afternoon, before leaving Doesburg we did stop for a drink. We sat inside because we wanted to look at the interior of the old building. Their site claims this is the oldest restaurant of The Netherlands. The…

  • ‘t Pläske in Ootmarsum

    We went to Ootmarsum to visit a few of the local art galleries. Unfortunately it was a Monday and most galleries were closed. This was a pity as we saw quite some beautiful art behind windows of closed galleries. After discovering the village walking around we had lunch at ‘t Pläske. Food was simple but…

    ‘t Pläske in Ootmarsum
  • Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal

    Recently visited Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal in The Netherlands. We were walking through the village and looking for a place for a drink and a toilet and more or less stumbled on to their terrace by accident. They brew their own beers and also promote beers from local breweries. I tried out their Aloha…

    Proeflokaal de Smokkelaar in Oldenzaal
  • PerfectDraft Stella Unfiltered Lager

    After the first keg of standard Stella I connected the unfiltered version. I expected much of the unfiltered Stella but compared to standard Stella I found little added taste. Not that it was bad, on the contrary but the standard Stella already had quite a lot of taste and the unfiltered one didn’t add much…

  • PerfectDraft Pro

    After some years of hesitating I finally bought my own PerfectDraft machine and a Pro one at that. Ever since my wife stopped drinking wine because the sulfites give her headaches I am mostly drinking beer. But there is never room in the fridge and one beer is too little while 2 are often too…