Re: [OT] Dutch Treats

From: "Derk Groeneveld" <derk@cistron.nl>

> > Yes, communications in the Netherlands are rather good. I used to
drive
from
> > Hengelo in the far east to Den Haag in the far west on weekends just
to
get to
> > the Boutique de la Grande Armee, a good wargaming shop with a games
room
*AND
> > BAR* in the back. Jonge Jenever and WRG Ancients
>
> ACK! When was this? I used to go there to get my wargames figures! I
lived
> only a few streets away.

1986 I'm afraid. But as you can see, it still remains in my memory. It
was
either
on or near Willem de Zwiegerlaan IIRC. I just took the A-1 from Hengelo
past
Appledoorn, turned left towards Utrecht, right at a really complex
intersection
that gave you vertigo at the topmost level, then on to S'gravenhage (not
the
most easy place name to say if you're not a Dutchman... when pronounced
properly it sounds as if you've just coughed up one lung and most of
your
oesophagus...).  By Australian standards, virtually next door.

Have you any idea how difficult it is for a non-Dutch speaker to find a
wargaming