Back home for the weekend...

Some time ago, I thought about going home to see my friends and family in the Netherlands. Combining a long weekend for President's Day with Valentine romance in Amsterdam sounded like a very good option to see Rosario, close family and friends in one weekend.
That's how I ended up in my home town this last Friday, having a great time with friends in Café Gambrinus. Many of them made it to this favorite place of mine in Amsterdam, because of the informal and friendly vibes this café and its inhabitants have. Thank you all for coming, I super enjoyed every minute of the evening!
See if you are in one of the pictures I made...

Saturday evening we had diner at the home of my brother and his wife. Everybody did their very best to make it a delicious diner, full of chatting, joking and catching up, all night long. As a desert, somehow, my favorite cheesecake made its way to Amsterdam, which was a big and obviously highly appreciated surprise. Thanks Ar, Jens, Leur, Daan, Rosario, Pa, Ma and Nicky!

On Sunday, Rosario and I had planned the day for ourselves to spend some good time together and add a Valentine touch to our days together. The Dutch weather didn't really inspire us to hurry ourselves outside, so we decided to have a very lazy Sunday morning with a healthy, anti hang-over brunch and a movie in the bed...how simple and good life can be.
Of course a romantic Valentine diner should be part of this Valentine weekend. This year we wanted to discover a new and trendy place in Amsterdam. Rosario choose restaurant MOMO, part of a hotel in the centre of Amsterdam and at least new to me.
The decor is warm and trendy, the bar and its cocktails (best one sounded like 'Strawberry Carpirossa') worth a visit. The food is good, part of the fun is the 'sharing' concept which means you are supposed to share your dishes with your friends around the table. We had a great evening...

Unfortunately, on Monday I had to return to my Life of a Dutchie in NY...will miss all but the weather!