Image: Some risky Pub Ventures (here)
Tulips and windmills
Of canals and maple trees
Den Haag and Centrum
Wooden clogs and Delft
blue. Herring in onions
Fries, with or without?
Dining is bliss, hot
pizza, Indische rijsttafels
or just Chinese takeaways
Reflecting on sojourn
in Holland long ago
Lots to see new things
to eat but no bottoms-up
Still youthful not
into hard liquor then
no risk of one too many
But always the classic
end of dinner question
when the waiter came
to the table when it
was time to pay to ask
One or in separate bills?
whether one was paying
or each around the table
were paying their own
Beauty of a Dutch treat
Asteblieft and Dag....
Note: Hank came face to face with
the act of a Dutch Treat that we often
hear. The waiter had a big pouch around
his waist dishing out the exact change
to each person upon receiving payment
one by one around the table. Each would
pay only for his own meal. It was fascinating!
Carrie at Sunday Muse #203
Hank I like how you used the glass to represent different types of food and topsy turvy bill paying options.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lisa, love what you did here Hank.
ReplyDeleteBravo. Totally out of the box, is where the photo prompt took you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday. Thanks for dropping by my blog
Much💜love
Really enjoyed the practical remembrance of food and splitting the bill at a specific time in your life.
ReplyDeleteI love this, Hank!! A great story/memory. Smiling now ......
ReplyDeleteThis made excellent reading Hank, Thanks for sharing,
ReplyDeleteHope all is well with you.
Yvonne.
Being Dutch it's funny to read how others perceive our country.
ReplyDeleteYes, we often split the bill. I'm happy with that. I don't eat much and I don't drink alcohol. But others are free to drink and eat as much as they want.
Love the direction you took with this prompt!
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