Have you ever visited Goor?

Seeking an escape from Hengelo and wanting to explore a little more, I decide it was time for another Night Tourist adventure. However, with the current cold temperatures it was more...  I am looking for a new place to eat and why not take a train to get there. Accompanied by an associate, Mike, we chose Goor for a dinner destination.

Ok, let us give the Dutch pronunciation class... Today's word is the town name - Goor. First thing is imagine you have a hair ball in your thoart. So in one syllable bark out WHOR with a rasp and rumble on the first part. One more time WHOR. That's it! Now go share your new word with your co-workers and friends and use it in a sentence... Have you ever visited Goor?

Goor is a small town about 20 minutes away from Hengelo. The town is about 900 years old and was a textile center in years past. Over the years much of the past has been replaced by what I will call Dutch subria housing. However the church, an old windmill, and the Grand Cafe de Zon still give us a glimpse into the past. When we went by the windmill, I thought I will get a shot for the blog. However the winmill was about 2 kms from the train station... the opposite direction from the restaurant... and it was was 10 degrees... The BeeGees were not singing in my head - you are not a tourist you are hungry and cold - press on!

We walked straight to the restaurant with very little sightseeing along the way. Passing a gas station I thought the readers back home would like to know what a fill up in the Netherlands would cost. Here comes

the educational part again (using round numbers).

Gas Cost: 1.68 Euro per liter
3.8 liters = 1 gallon
$1.32 = 1 Euro
My car takes 15 gallons to fill up

Answer: $129.40 for a fill-up

And that Ladies and Gentleman is how
public transportation becomes preferred over a POV

Along the way I also had a thought - I should have been posting a sign of the day in the blog.
Little late to start now I know, but oh well here is today's word:

Please submit your answer in the comments field below :)

Arriving at the restaurant, Grand Cafe de Zon,  frozen to bone we chatted for awhile with the bartender and then proceed for dinner. Tonight I had a Le Menu again - a three course fixed price for about 30 Euro.

een salade met appel en walnoot,
geserveerd met reepaté en warme geitenkaas in rauwe ham

This is a salad of apples and walnuts with greens with Pheasant Pate and warm goat chesse wrapped in ham with blasamic vinegar.

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gegrilde hertenbiefstuk, geserveerd op rode kool, met een saus van appel en kaneel

A very generous portion of venison steak cooked to perfection in a apples sauce with that red cabbage cinnamon side and a nice French Merlot.   I should added potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a salad was served family side... And I ate 5 brussel sprouts

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Cheesecake traditionele, geserveerd met vers fruit en een bolletje vanille-ijs

Chessecake with fruit and wipped cream

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We finished the evening with Twentsch Kuierant a digestive only found in this region of the Netherlands. It is usually served around the Christmas season. Very yummy and only 30% alc.

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Warmed with a wonderful meal and wearing a low glow from the Twentsch Kuierant we bundled up to head back to the train station. The bartender came over an told us to sit back down. The train does not come for another 20 minutes and it is a 5 minute walk. It is very very cold. We sat down tapping our fingers being Americans more concerned about missing the train than the cold. Leaving sooner that we had been warned we set off into the dark and cold. Making it in time to enjoy a 5 minute wait on the platform with 8 other shaking souls.

Last day tomorrow and then it will be time to begin my trip home.

I should added a side note....
Mike used to work for Exxon in the Far East.  Being an oil kinda guy he walked a public parking lot looking for oil spots on the ground and found zero - Quality of vehicle care by the Dutch?. 

Me - It is just too damn cold and the oil is frozen in the cars.....