Chasing The Kerstman 2024: Christmas In Utrecht
It's a long story as to why we're in Utrecht, but it's not like that's stopped me in the past. The last time we spent Christmas in the Netherlands was in 2013. That trip was partly a rehearsal for a subsequent tour of Italy in 2015: in both cases, our transport between England and Europe was the Stena Line ferry between Harwich and the Hook. That worked out just fine both times, but the interesting bit was the train journey back to the Hook at the end of each holiday, which required us to change trains in Utrecht.
On that first occasion, I suspect it was The BBG who insisted we should leave Utrecht station to have a proper meal break, rather than a railway broodje. So we wandered around the city and ended up at Firma Pickles Burgers & Wines, where both the burgers and wines were excellent. To the extent that eighteen months later, on the way home from our two week tour of Italy, we got off the train at Utrecht and did it all over again.
It seems a bit much to have a favourite restaurant in a city where all you’ve ever done is change trains. Happily, when we paid a third visit to Firma Pickles at Christmas 2024, this time we stayed a bit longer.
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