Travel Blog Photos from Gouda (157)
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![]() | Gouda, Netherlands |
... Hospital). From 1665 to 1910 it was a hospice. It is now a small museum, which we toured. The big attraction of Gouda though (besides the stroopwaffles) is the Sint-Janskerk (church). The church is known for its many stained-glass windows, many of which ...
... seen these as I think that the pictures of these particular windmills are circulated world wide to make everyone think that the Netherlands has more windmills than people. The reality is, this is the only place that I have seem multiple windmills in ...
So yes took a little day trip today to the more low key area of Holland, named Gouda. There is a LOT of gouda there...well cheese in general. We had a terrific picnic near one of the beautiful canals..great wine...great cheese...great city. ...
... parking. We wandered up the street to the VVV (tourist information), who, after some debate, informed us that this was not Gouda, rather a small town called Haastrecht. Nick claimed to have known all along. We´re not convinced. How come he didn´t mention it ...
Vest 65, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Achter de Kerk 16, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Peperstraat 76, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Oosthaven 9, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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10 Day Europe Trip. Suggestions?
Posted on Jul 9, 2009, 17:40:58
... the weekend and crammed so much in (it's in my 'Dots round Europe' link below) The train system in the Netherlands is fantastic, cheap & regular. Nowhere is more than 3 hours away from Amsterdam, so if you want to get out of the main ...
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