Gouda to Delft

The journey was about 40 minutes by train with one change in Rotterdam Centraal.

One change here 

Belvedere Restaurant

We had our lunch in Gouda. We found this on Google.

Pork Schnitzel

 

Meatball with onion compote

Cheese Burger

Shrimp Croquette

Cheese Fondue

Apple Pie

't Kaaswinkeltje

The cheese sold here are not exported because of limited production. We learnt that the Gouda cheese in yellow wax is not for export. They only export Gouda cheese in red wax. There are many flavours from truffle to chilli pepper to charcoal.

 

Making off with the cheese

St Janskerk

This church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1552. It is the longest church in Holland with a length of 123m. Reknowned for its stained glass windows which were made between 1530 and 1603 and considered to be the most significant stained glass collection in Holland.

The Last Supper

A model of the church

Vishandel Groene Hart

We walked pass this shop and decided to try the local Dutch food here. The Dutch has a tradition of eating maatjes (herring). They are made from young immature herrings that are ripened for a couple of days in oak barrels in a salty solution or brine. Kibbeling is a deep fried battered fish and Zalmslaat  is a salmon salad.

Kibbeling 

Maatjes

Zalmslaat

Gouda

In 1272 Floris V granted Gouda its city charter. Gouda florished during the Golden Age but suffered economically and politically during the 30 Years War. Gouda is still famous today for its cheese.

The Stadhuis

The new trend of selling food in vending machines