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Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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Park Hilaria: Americana in Holland part 2
Most of the ride names were in English...
Park Hilaria: Americana in Holland part 1
In my last couple of weeks before leaving Eindhoven, a large stretch of a major road running along side the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) was closed off. The event? Park Hilaria, a summertime amusement park...
Dutch Sausage Fest!
For my last weeks in the Netherlands, I decided to give some of its famous sausages a try...
Trip Report: AMS-FCO
Flying EasyJet from Amsterdam to Rome...
All Cherries are not Created Equal
You really get a sense of seasonality here in the Netherlands. For a month or two, the markets are awash in asparagus, then strawberries, and now cherries...
McDecor: World Cup fever
My local McDonald's dressed up for the occasion...
Hup Holland Hup! watching the game
As I mentioned before, there's a huge TV screen set up in the center of Eindhoven, courtesy of Hyundai, where people can watch the World Cup matches...
Hot Weather Cooking: Vietnamese cold noodle salad
This one turned out really well, and keeps well even after several days. The noodles don't get soggy, clumpy, or water-logged!
Hup Holland Hup! part 3
So the World Cup Final - Netherlands vs. Spain - is finally coming tomorrow...
Hot Weather Cooking: fruit slushies
Since it is warm and muggy out, and my kitchen IS my bedroom and workspace, I am trying to avoid turning on the stove or oven...
Cravings
Sometimes I get cravings for the most random things from America...
Hup Holland Hup! part 2
Some ways that product managers have gotten into the World Cup spirit...
Hup Holland Hup! part 1
It's more than 90 degrees F (30 degrees C) outside, and school has let out early because of the heat. Some also speculate it's to allow students and faculty to watch the Brazil-Netherlands quarterfinals...
Asparagus Take 2
After the first attempt at cooking Dutch white asparagus, I decided to look for a different method that didn't involve parchment paper packets...
Bike in the Shop
Owning a bike in the Netherlands is really a lot like owning a car...
Dutch White Asparagus Tips from NY Times
Learning more about white asparagus...
Language barriers
In Helsinki, I visited the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, where there was an exhibit about situations and narrative in art which I quite liked...
Asparagus
Asparagus is one of the main events of spring, and the Dutch people take asparagus really seriously...