I’ve blogged about the store Xenos before – the term is Greek for “strange” or “different”. And they do indeed have a lot of different things, which makes it fun to pop into the store every month or so to see what new things have arrived. (Another they do sell certain things for years and years. I broke a coffee cup last year. That wasn’t a problem, since Xenos was still selling the exact same model 5+ years later.)
The latest thing I noticed as peelable gummies.
The actual candy is a square, but you can apparently carefully peel away the outer edges to reveal the animal inside, either a penguin, turtle or dolphin. The mystery is what flavor each is. The bag just says “mixed fruit soda flavor”, so apparently each one is a different flavor like strawberry or lime.
In other news:
Eurostar resumes direct trains from Amsterdam to London from dutchnews.nl. The Eurostar train is much more enjoyable than taking a plane (for me). It only takes about 3 1/2 hours from Rotterdam to London’s city centre.
Cold week ahead for Netherlands; Snow in the north on Tuesday from nltimes.nl. The Hague won’t see any snow tomorrow, but it is definitely on the colder side, with temperatures just above freezing. Cold plus rain is never fun.
Life in the Hague 