Sunday, June 7, 2009

Grieksesla

Zutphen, June 6—


I DO LOVE THIS TOWN, a beautifully preserved but very lively Hanseatic town on the river IJssel just a few kilometers east of today's destination, Apeldoorn. We stopped here to change trains on a ride up from Nijmegen, and recalling that it was market day took a stroll down the principle street, stopping off at a traditional Dutch cafe for lunch. Lindsey had a Niçoise innocent of anchovies but apparently satisfactory otherwise; I had a Greek salad, with frisée and other lettuces, feta, olives, and onions, with decent bread and delicious herb butter to help it along.
Dry white house wine
  • Gastenhuys de Klok , Pelikaanstraat 6, Zutphen; tel. [+31].0575.517.035


  • We'd hoped to have tea at my favorite teashop, De Pelikaan, in the same street, but it was jammed, so we just took the train on to Apeldoorn where, before a light supper of nuts and apples, we took a chance on a Saturday Martini at the nearby hotel bar. It was made with sweet white vermouth, alas, and garnished with a lemon slice. Oh well: when in Rome…

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