Yet an early morning, this time to take the train to Utrecht, where we met with Femke’s friends Ruth & Zander, Nienke and Maarten to go sailing.

Now, sailing Dutch-style is not what I am used too. Instead of an endless salty ocean dotted with some islands, they sail in tiny freshwater lakes. Boats are accordingly small.

 

But it was still fun, and we had a great time together with our friends. Afterwards, we took a beer (white beer with a slice of lemon – that’s what the Dutch drink in summer) on a sunny terrace next to the lake. We also had some bitterballe – deep fried balls of meat mix. Don’t ask me what the “meat mix” really consists of, but it tastes nice.

 

In the evening, we had a delicious dinner at a cozy restaurant, and then went out bar-hopping. In the end, we did more dancing than bar-hopping, even me, which highly surprised Femke.

Once again, I could confirm for myself that Dutch women are tall and beautiful.