A few weeks ago, while Job’s mom and sister were in Cambodia visiting Job’s brother, his brother’s girlfriend and their beautiful baby, Job and I went to Leiden to experience the city he grew up in and have dinner with his dad. Here are some photos, some with explanations about the sights we saw that day!
To start you off, here is a map (kind of) of where we walked and the photos we took.
A windmill near Leiden Centraal
The view from outside of La Place/V&D
Again..
And again…
And one last time. I really liked how you could see all the red tops of the houses.
Appelbollen (seriously the best things in this world. They’re kind of like Apple Pie balls, but not pie. They’re a different pastry and they’re covered in sugar. They get topped with Vanilla sauce and you can see the container of it in the back right of this photo. SO GOOD.)
This is a gravestone that makes up part of the floor from Pieterskerk (Peter’s Church)
Here is a panorama of the inside of the church. It is so vast and gorgeous. This photo does not do it justice.
I liked the top of this building. There is a coat of arms carved in the top.
Everything here is very “towny” and cute. This building had a french poem painted on the side.
This building is from 1683. OLD.
Pilgrims in the Netherlands!
A splash of color!
A statue.
This car lost it’s license plate… 😦
De Burcht
The entrance.
View from the top
View from the top, inside of De Burcht
More red housetops
The sun setting over a church
Another view from the top, inside.
And again.
Some more sunset over the church.
Another church and some other buildings
The side view of De Burcht
The sun setting near a canal. I loved how the sun hit the canal houses.
Waiting for dinner and relaxing
The amazing dinner Job’s father made. Meat with roasted parsnips, carrots and potatoes!
The meat was juicy, the veggies roasted perfectly with a nice herby taste and a nice crisp. The company was wonderful. A very nice day for us all!
The Traveling Spoons 