Hans and Marjet are wonderfully nice people. Two Dutch boys fighting over a penny. Haarlem is a lovely town. The otherwise normally Gothic church has an ironwork onion dome on the top with a horizontal bowsprit sticking out. The roads are narrow winding things paved in brick lined with shops.
Flowers hang in baskets overhead.
My parents would love it. Unfortunately the recommended restaurant was closed, so we wandered for a while and eventually settled on De Kale Pater. David had a mixed grill and Anna and I had beef dishes. It was unusual but delicious. I never thought I'd eat a bite of steak with a strawberry on top and enjoy it, but I did.