Utrecht for the day
Trip Start
May 17, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 24, 2008
Utrecht,
Utrecht,
Netherlands
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Upon arrival in Utrecht it was not too nice weather with some rain and clouds-- we headed to the VVV (tourists info) to pick up a map & get advice on what to visit, and shortly after that stop it cleared up and the rest of the day was sunny.
First we decided to take a canal tour by boat through Utrecht. The city has quite extensive canals, and we could take a tour by boat all through the city
Walking in Utrecht
. The canals used to be used to transport goods to the city that were stored in cellars next to the canals (and beneath the roads). Now many of these cellars are restaurants or businesses with seating right next to the canal. It looked like it would be really nice to just sit and have some dinner next to the waterway. After the boat tour we decided to visit a few churches in the city. Dom church / tower is the most famous in the city, and all the architecture was quite beautiful. It is amazing to think of the work that went into building some of these magnificent churches so long ago. Many of the churches in the city allowed visitors to walk through and see the architecture of the church. We were planning on renting bicycles but ran out of time and money, so we just spent the evening walking around the city.
We had a really nice time in Utrecht. The city was also very different from others that we had visited. It was a great place to visit!
