What does "a pancake overlooking" stand for?
Reading about Haarlem came across the following phrase: After a pancake overlooking the bustling and achingly pretty Grote Markt, you’ll be glad you made the trip.
Does anybody know what "a pancake overlooking" means?
If so, could you, please, tell me. Thanks!
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Answers · 9
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The phrase "a pancake overlooking" doesn't mean anything, really.
In this sentence, "after a pancake" means "after having/eating a pancake". "Overlook" basically means "to look at from a higher viewpoint", or to "look down at" something. In other words, the place where they would eat the pancake would be somewhere ABOVE the Grote Market, allowing them to have a nice view of it.
Another way of writing this sentence could be: "After eating a pancake while having a nice view of the energetic and beautiful Grote Markt, you'll be glad you made the trip."
Hope this helps :)
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After [eating] a pancake [in a restaurant] overlooking the bustling and achingly pretty Grote Markt, you’ll be glad you made the trip.
I assume there is some restaurant overlooking the Grote Markt which serves pancakes. Otherwise, this makes no sense.
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I think it means having a pancake and looking out the at Market. I think Garret sums it up.
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There is a comma missing after pancake.
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