Parents' Night Out

After a month and a half of living abroad, Ryan and I had our first date night in The Hague.  We were very lucky to find two very responsible Dutch/American girls who live close by who babysit and pet sit.  Hooray!  We had a great time.  The restaurant was AMAZING.  We picked the "Surprise Menu" which included 4 courses, 2 of which were from the sea.  Ryan does not like fish (other than shellfish) so I could not believe that he was up for the Surprise Menu.  He was a trooper.  We had scallops, poached salmon, duck, and a dessert sampling.  It was the best meal that we have had here in the Hague.  It was a 3 hour dinner and we enjoyed every minute of our first night out together.  We can't wait for the next one!  If you live in the Hague or are ever here to visit, we recommend going to Le Bon Mangeur in Scheveningen: http://www.lebonmangeur.nl/. 

It was raining on our walk to the restaurant.  We should have taken the tram, but it was still a nice walk.  We managed to keep most of the rain off of our hair with our rain gear.  Okay.  Ryan doesn't have hair so he really didn't need the rain gear. 

Ryan taking his first bite of poached salmon.  This was a major milestone in our 9+ year relationship.  I have NEVER seen him eat fish!  What a rock star.  He ate every bite!

Poached Salmon
This was delicious and I normally don't care for the taste of salmon.  This restaurant really knows how to cook food.

So happy after our wonderful meal.  Come and visit us and we will take you to this great place!  We are missing our family and friends like crazy!