Etend en drinken

Day 3 – Monday - Aardenburg

Eating and drinking is not cheap in The Netherlands.

Stopped for lunch at Hotel Restaurant De Eenhoorn in the nice little town of Oostburg. Two salads and two beers for €36.50 (over $50). Another typical little town square where driving cars is discouraged by the inconvenience of not being able to park, and where bicyclists rule.

Spent the night in Aardenburg. There are Roman ruins nearby, dating to after 212 BC, so I think that means this area is above sea level. Out the window from the room, the wind rustles the leaves of an old Ginkgo, doves coo-coo, birds chirp, and church bell type chimes of ‘Frere Jacques’ float up from the little town square.




Later, across the square two beers at Lekens Café-Restaurant, Mossel-en Palinghuis, cost €7.00 ($10). Dinner at the Hotel Restaurant Rudanna Castra was €28.70 ($42), which was a deal compared to lunch, I guess. Once again, fresh flower arrangements abound.