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dforbes
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My lovely wife and I may even have been in that restaurant, as we covered every inch of the Singel. We did like the 'Crouching Tiger' on Spui Straat (?). Good Thai food in there. Great wee coffee shop up a small street across from it, that played Hendrix all the time. It's time to go back.. 
 
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That's a great idea and lovely Xmas prezzie 
Well it's only roon the corner!!
Fun
I wish it could be Xmas everyday.......sing along
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| dforbes wrote: | My lovely wife and I may even have been in that restaurant, as we covered every inch of the Singel. We did like the 'Crouching Tiger' on Spui Straat (?). Good Thai food in there. Great wee coffee shop up a small street across from it, that played Hendrix all the time. It's time to go back..
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Never heard of "Crouching Tiger", and didn't see it on any listings when I did a wee search. I rate highly, The Bird on the Zeedijk (beside the RLD and amidst Amsterdam's "China Town"), as Amsterdam's best Thai restaurant. As for the Coffeeshop, well, after giving up a 5-10 gramme a day(!) habit about 6 years back, as well as running a successful space cake/hash brownies business, I can't comment on what that coffeeshop would be! I know that amongst the tourist 'cogniscenti', The Dampkring (featured heavily in Oceans 12) is one of the best respected for the quality and range of their products, but their sister shop"De Tweede Kamer" nearby is equally qualitive, but less frantic. Locals have other hotspots! 
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When I say 'Crouching Tiger'..I mean that as the English translation of the Dutch. It is almost directly across from the NH City Hotel..
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| dforbes wrote: | It is almost directly across from the NH City Hotel..
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Still no clue, mate!
There are loads of restaurants in Madsterdam, as I'm sure you're aware.
I tend to avoid the pretencious and poncy, in-today-gone-tomorrow eateries/bars, as I'm sure you do too that come and go, like the daily evacuation of the Amsterdam canals/sewers and stick with those that are here today and even better tomorrow!
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Kantjil und de Tijger. Spui Straat. Amsterdam.
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| dforbes wrote: | Kantjil und de Tijger. Spui Straat. Amsterdam.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Kantjil und de Tijger. That's Indonesian NOT Thai! I'll post you an Atlas, Del! What's the address, again? Derek Forbes, THE BIG Mansion, Ailingrockstarsville, Somewhere, Perthshire, SCOTLAND, PH818283 84GM, The British Isles?
It's an EXCELLENT restaurant!
How come it's only the rich and shameless tourists that know their way around the good and the GREAT places in Amsterdam? Is their a special concierge service you can call? Dial-900-famed-musician-concierge-services? Or do SAGA offer a concierge service now too? *runs from a rapidly swung Vigier Passion* (I would actually stand up and try and catch it, if flung!)
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At YOUR age Derek, allowances HAVE to made, I reckon!
Was the text from your Xmas cards last year along the lines of ...
"Hello Doris,
Happy Easter 1953.
From all your friends at the Alzheimers Society"?
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| dream attack wrote: | | dforbes wrote: | Kantjil und de Tijger. Spui Straat. Amsterdam.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Kantjil und de Tijger. That's Indonesian NOT Thai! I'll post you an Atlas, Del! What's the address, again? Derek Forbes, THE BIG Mansion, Ailingrockstarsville, Somewhere, Perthshire, SCOTLAND, PH818283 84GM, The British Isles?
It's an EXCELLENT restaurant!
How come it's only the rich and shameless tourists that know their way around the good and the GREAT places in Amsterdam? Is their a special concierge service you can call? Dial-900-famed-musician-concierge-services? Or do SAGA offer a concierge service now too? *runs from a rapidly swung Vigier Passion* (I would actually stand up and try and catch it, if flung!)
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Kantjil en de Tijger, we went to eat there when I was in Amsterdam for work. Loved it on the evening itself! Too bad the spicy dishes I had (love spicy food), didn't agree with the starting stomach ulcer I apparently had at the time . Sort of ruined the memory of the great food... |
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| Lore wrote: | | dream attack wrote: | | dforbes wrote: | Kantjil und de Tijger. Spui Straat. Amsterdam.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Kantjil und de Tijger. That's Indonesian NOT Thai! I'll post you an Atlas, Del! What's the address, again? Derek Forbes, THE BIG Mansion, Ailingrockstarsville, Somewhere, Perthshire, SCOTLAND, PH818283 84GM, The British Isles?
It's an EXCELLENT restaurant!
How come it's only the rich and shameless tourists that know their way around the good and the GREAT places in Amsterdam? Is their a special concierge service you can call? Dial-900-famed-musician-concierge-services? Or do SAGA offer a concierge service now too? *runs from a rapidly swung Vigier Passion* (I would actually stand up and try and catch it, if flung!)
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Kantjil en de Tijger, we went to eat there when I was in Amsterdam for work. Loved it on the evening itself! Too bad the spicy dishes I had (love spicy food), didn't agree with the starting stomach ulcer I apparently had at the time . Sort of ruined the memory of the great food... |
Too bad, Lore.
As a complete off topic (I likes me 'tangents'! ), the colonialisation and/or enslavement (the Dutch WERE, after all, the LAST nation in the Western World to abolish slavery - yet ANOTHER 'proud' Dutch FACT!) of Suriname, The Antilles and Indonesia has brought Roti's ( a kind of pancake served up with curried meat), and Rijstafels to popularity in NL. What's the ethnic colonial food in Belgium? Congonese ???.
As another aside, my ex-Dutch g/f told me that in Belgium, Water Konijn is a delicacy. I believe the English translation means "Water Rabbit", but most know it as Rat! Is that true?
I love Brussels at Xmas time ... the food IS great and the Grande Place is unfeckinglybelievable at night all lit-up. As for the rest ... no offence intended ... yawn and snore ...
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ahhh...but what about TinTin et Milou? Superb. Remy Georges? R.G. or errrr jayyy.. Canny whack it wi' a stick...
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| dforbes wrote: | ahhh...but what about TinTin et Milou? Superb. Remy Georges? R.G. or errrr jayyy.. Canny whack it wi' a stick...
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Do they make up for Hercule Poirot and The Smurfs?
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Derek, still going to send you an atlas though, pal!
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Hey ! there's nothing wrong with my history...
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As a complete off topic (I likes me 'tangents'! ), the colonialisation and/or enslavement (the Dutch WERE, after all, the LAST nation in the Western World to abolish slavery - yet ANOTHER 'proud' Dutch FACT!) of Suriname, The Antilles and Indonesia has brought Roti's ( a kind of pancake served up with curried meat), and Rijstafels to popularity in NL. What's the ethnic colonial food in Belgium? Congonese ???.
As another aside, my ex-Dutch g/f told me that in Belgium, Water Konijn is a delicacy. I believe the English translation means "Water Rabbit", but most know it as Rat! Is that true?
I love Brussels at Xmas time ... the food IS great and the Grande Place is unfeckinglybelievable at night all lit-up. As for the rest ... no offenceintended ... yawn and snore ... |
There's hardly been any influence from the colonies on Belgian cuisine... but then again, we did have a cuisine to start with while I can't really imagine any typically Dutch dishes . And besides some grocery stores in the African/Congolese quarter of Brussels, there are hardly any African restaurants. One very good Ethiopian place, though... yummie.
And yep "waterkonijn" or as we call it "muskusrat" (cause it's more of a huge rat than a rabbit) is considered to be a delicacy in some (very small) parts of Flanders, but it's starting to disappear (mainly because only old folk still prepare it). I've been told that it ressembles rabbit, though the meat is a bit tougher.
As for Brussels... well, it has its moments. It would be an incredible city if it would get cleaned up and if people felt a bit more pride for their city. But December is probably my favourite month of the year as well: I live in the old city centre, so because of the x-mas market there's a special atmosphere (and I don't really have too much hassle from the tourist overload)... and every day there's a new food/drink stall to try out 
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