Pannenkoeken - Heaven on Your Tongue in Holland

A pannenkoek or pannekoek is a Dutch style of pancake - one that you absolutely must partake of if you ever visit the Netherlands.  Pannekoeken are traditionally much larger (up to a foot in diameter), and thinner than they are in the good old U-S of A.  Not just that, but they also add just about anything on top to enhance the flavor of the pancake.

We went to the Pannnekoekschip (Pancake ship) which is situated in a canal in the Dutch town of Groningen.  

Pannekoekschip, Gronigen, Netherlands - August 2014

Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet and Bataviawerf

This week we went to the mall in Lelystad, Holland - it's an outdoor mall called Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet. There are a lot of high end stores at the mall. So far, it's the closest thing I've seen to an American mall. It was a contemporary town square though - with cobbled stones walking you to all your favorite higher end stores including Addidas, Asics, Converse, Lee Jeans, Levis, Hugo Boss and more.  And there's a McDonald's that has McKrokets (the croquettes that are very Dutch) and freits with special sauce (mayonnaise). 

Batavia Stad, Netherlands - August 2014