A first: tapas

The weather was beautiful and sunny so my sister took her husband and me to a tapas restaurant in Utrecht. I have never had tapas before so I was excited to try something new. 
The nice thing about restaurants in Utrecht is that if you want to eat in the center of the city you most likely end up in one of the restaurants at the canal. Imagine sitting outdoors at cellar level and all (foot) traffic and shops are at street level. On the canal a steady stream of boats is passing by, most of them crowded with people enjoying the sun, wine, beer and food.
Tapas are snacks, canapes or finger food that originated in Spain.
Our first course consists of a plate with 4 shells filled with olives. mixed veggies, 2 slices of meat and pieces of cheese. Stupid of me: I forgot to take a picture. 
For the main course we could pick 4 different items of the menu. The pictures will speak for themselves. Dessert also consisted of a plate with ice cream, chocolate cake and fruit cup. In stead of dessert we opted for a coffee with sambuca (anise flavored liqueur). Our sambuca had 3 coffee beans, representing health, happiness and prosperity. The waiter lit a bit of the sambuca plus beans on a spoon and put it back in our glass.
The tapas meal was filling: although each bowl is small, the food was plenty.  All in all it was a delicious experience. I will definitely eat tapas again.