After arriving in Rotterdam, exhausted from an early morning flight (5am start) and an unexpectedly broken-down train that forced me to switch to an Uber—there was only one place I could think of: JAFFA in Rotterdam.

It had been at least 35 years since I’d last been there, back when I was vacationing and working in Holland as a young lad and teenager! Walking through the doors again after all that time felt surreal. What made it even more special? Knowing it was halal. Some things are just meant to be. I had the JAFFA Beef Shawarma - It was delicious and the exact same flavour, just WOW!

No trip to Rotterdam is complete without a plate of traditional Dutch Poffertjes, those warm, fluffy little pancakes dusted with powdered sugar. The next stop had to be SETH.

Day 2 of my Rotterdam trip started with turning 48! and with that my first verse Patat 

Day 2 of my Rotterdam trip started with turning 48! and with that my first verse Patat 

Day 2 of my Rotterdam trip started with turning 48! and with that my first verse Patat 

Day 2 of my Rotterdam trip started with turning 48! and with that my first verse Patat 

Day 2 of my Rotterdam trip started with turning 48! and with that my first verse Patat