Netherlands/Texel: Surprise - In This Restaurant We Explained Why We Want to Eat

Glasses: Le Specs / Dress: Réalisation /
Bag: Etsy / Shoes: Vagabond

Hat man Euch in einem Restaurant auch gefragt, warum Ihr essen möchtet?

Mein lieber Mann und ich genossen auf der niederländischen Insel Texel nicht nur die frische Luft und wunderbare Landschaft, sondern auch das Essen dort entspricht durchaus unserem Geschmack. 

Besonders der frische Fisch hat uns glücklich gemacht, denn auch wenn unsere Heimat Bayern sehr viele Annehmlichkeiten bietet – fangfrischen Fisch aus dem Meer sucht man dort vergeblich. Entsprechend suchten wir während unseres Aufenthalts ein im Internet gepriesenes Fischrestaurant auf.

Zu unserem Erstaunen hörten wir den Kellner jedoch fragen: „Warum essen Sie in unserem Haus?“

Als mein Mann trotz seiner Verblüffung über diese ungewöhnliche Erkundigung anfing, zu erklären, wiederholte der Kellner schließlich, was er soeben gesagt hatte. Offenbar war ihm aufgefallen, dass wir wegen seiner Frage sehr irritiert dreinschauten.

Und schon fiel es uns wie Schuppen von den Augen, denn der Kellner wollte nicht ergründen, warum wir in diesem Haus essen wollten, sondern er hatte uns uns mit holländischem Einschlag auf Deutsch begrüßt und entsprechend gesagt: „Wellkomm in unserem Haus.“

Obwohl sich die uns sehr ungewöhnlich erscheinende Frage nun aufgelöst hatte, bekamen sowohl mein Mann und ich einen Lachanfall, so lustig fanden wir es, dass wir geglaubt hatten, dass wir gefragt worden waren, warum wir in diesem Restaurant essen wollten.

Nach dem sehr guten Mahl, hätten wir die nicht gestellte Frage sogar ganz einfach beantworten können, denn da es uns hervorragend geschmeckt hatte, wäre unsere Antwort dann gewesen: „Wir möchten bei Ihnen essen, weil Sie ausgezeichnetes Essen servieren.“

Aber nicht nur das Essen mundet auf Texel ganz einfach wunderbar, die ganze Insel hat uns mit ihrer Schönheit so sehr verzaubert, dass wir direkt traurig sind, dass wir dieses kleine Paradies bereits wieder verlassen mussten.

Es hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt, dass mir an diesem besagten Sonntag-Vormittag Texel in den Kopf schoss, und ich bin dankbar, dass mein Mann nicht nur auf meinen Vorschlag einging, sondern dass er es hier ebenso so klasse fand wie ich.

Jetzt ist es meiner Meinung nach direkt schade, dass wir so weit im Süden wohnen, denn obwohl man nach Texel mit dem Flugzeug innerhalb einer annehmbaren Zeit anreisen kann, hätte ich so eine Insel doch sehr gerne vor unserer bayerischen Haustüre. Aber natürlich weiß ich, dass man nicht alles haben kann, und freue mich daher nun auch wieder von Herzen in meiner geliebten Heimat zu sein.

Hat man Euch in einem Restaurant eine ungewöhnliche Frage gestellt? Was vermisst Ihr in Eurer Heimat? Was hättet Ihr gerne vor Eurer Haustüre?

Und auch wenn ich gelernt habe, dass man nach Texel auf jeden Fall mit einer ordentlichen Regenjacke im Gepäck reisen sollte, haben wir hier auch so sonnige Tage erlebt, dass es sogar für mein rotes Wickelkleid von Realisation, das ich Euch heute als Outfit mit den cognacfarbenen Pantoletten und der Korbtasche zeige, fast schon zu heiß war …

Mögt Ihr immer das Richtige hören – und habt ein glückliches Wochenende!

Did they also ask you in a restaurant why you want to eat there?

My lovely husband and I enjoyed not only the fresh air and wonderful landscape on the Dutch island of Texel, but also the food there is perfectly in line with our taste.

Especially the fresh fish made us happy, because even if our home in Bavaria offers a lot of amenities – for freshly caught fish from the sea you are look there in vain. Accordingly, we visited during our stay a fish restaurant with the highest praises on the internet.

To our astonishment we heard the waiter, however, asking, "Why do you want to eat in our house?"

When my husband, despite his amazement, began to answer this unusual question, the waiter repeated what he had just said, because apparently he had noticed that we were very confused due to his question.

And then the scales felt from our eyes, because the waiter had not asked why we wanted to eat in this restaurant, but greeted us with Dutch impact in German and accordingly said: "Wellkomm in our house." (We understood: "Why do you want to eat in our house?")

Although the question that seemed very unusual to us had now dissolved, both my husband and I had a laughing attack, as we found it extremely funny we had believed that we were asked why we wanted to eat in this restaurant.

After the very good meal, we definitely would have been able to answer the unasked question quite simply, because since the meal had tasted excellent, our answer would have been: "We would like to eat in your house because you serve excellent food."

But not only the food on Texel is simply wonderful, the whole island has enchanted us with its beauty so much, that we are directly sad that we had already to leave this little paradise.

In any case, it was worthwhile that Texel on this Sunday morning came suddenly into my mind, and I'm thankful that my husband not only agreed to my proposal, but that he liked Texel as much as I did.

Now I find it nearly a pity that we live so far in the South, because even though you can reach Texel by plane within a reasonable time, I would like to have an island be in front of our Bavarian doorstep. But of course I know that you can't have everything, and therefore I'm happy to be back in my beloved homeland.

Have you been asked an unusual question in a restaurant? What do you miss in your homeland? What would like to have at your doorstep?

And even though I have learned that you should definitely travel to Texel with a neat rain jacket in your luggage, we also experienced so sunny days, that it was almost too hot for my red wrap dress of Réalisation, which I show to you today as outfit with the cognac mules and the basket bag ...

May you always hear the right thing – and have a happy weekend!

Sometimes on Texel it was nearly too hot for my outfit of today ...

... and on that sunny days we wanted to be only on the beach ...

... where you can have not only amazing fish and see nice decorations ...

... but where waiters seem sometimes to ask strange questions.

But it is no questions that the only name I want to write on this love stone
is the name of my lovely husband ...

... with whom I drove through the island of Texel ...

... with the nice Alfa Romeo Giulia we rented ...

... and saw with amazement the sheepfolds that are typical for Texel ...

... although some people obviously converted the sheepfolds to a house.

Happily, we saw typical Netherland windmills ...

... and nice ships in little ports ...

... although this lifebelt was inside a fish shop ...

... with an impressing range of fresh fish.

Not only in the only town of Texel "Den Burg" there are nice gardens ...

... beautiful houses ...

... and extremely yummy baked goods we enjoyed extensively ...

... as far as shops with beautiful flowers.

Honestly, I thought this little house in De Koog was a museum -
but then I discovered a woman watching TV inside ...

... and I never thought that you can get on Texel more then 50 different sorts of yummy ice-cream ...

... but I don't believe this house needs the anchor really to avoid to fly away.

I was surprised that there even beer is brewed on Texel ...

... and although I don't drink beer we discovered the brewery of Texel.

On the 30 km long beach there are many restaurants like this one ...

... where you can get not only fresh fish
but also typical Netherland "Poffertjes" with really fresh mint tea ...

... and even enjyo the view to this lighthouse.

You can not only visit the lighthouse
but even buy some giveaways about this building ...

... but we preferred to enjoy there the sunset instead.

Finally we had to leave Texel with the nearly empty ferry ...

... and to say "Good bye Texel -
Hope to see you soon!"