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Today we had a pleasant journey from Utrecht to Gouda, with some pleasant stops along the way, including the old military town of Woerden. We arrived at our B&B stop in Gouda at around 18:30.

We discovered as soon as we entered the attractive outskirts of Gouda that it was a real gem, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there.

Views of the Tonke we stayed in at Utrecht

Interior of the Tonke, and view of the Bridge when leaving Utrecht via Vleuten

Views of the church and town square in Woerden

Garden gnomes for sale en route to Gouda!

Views of the Town Hall, Gouda, at night, and the next morning

View of the Cheese Trading Hall, and a stone monument in the museum

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We visited the DOM Tower, which is Holland’s highest church tower at 113 metres. We photographed the tower from below, and also from the top. You can take a guided tour to the 95 meter pont on the tower, which was plenty high enough for me!

View of the DOM Tower

Views of the cathedral from the top of the DOM Tower

Views of the same university building from street level and from the top of the DOM tower

Gargoyles and a bell at the DOM Tower

Views of a model of the DOM Tower

Cats of Utrecht!

An Christian stone from King Alfred’s time, and a statue of a fisherwoman

We were not quite sure why she is holding chickens under her arms, but we were assured she is a fisherwoman…

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This leg was an easy journey which enabled us to reach Utrecht at about 15:00

View of the DOM Tower, Utrecht

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Today we travelled from Arnhem to Leersum, a stopover on our way to see Utrecht. Leersum turned out to be a real gem. The B&B was in the woods on the outskirts of the town, and had its own Sauna, which was very welcome after a day in the saddle.

The owner kept bees, which was of great interest to Janina as she is also a beekeeper.

Beehives at our B&B, Leersum

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