Lovely Leiden

Leiden was a pleasant surprise. A smaller town between Amsterdam and The Hauge, it is very pretty, very Dutch, very old yet very modern.

Everybody rides bikes everywhere. Whether going to the station, going to the supermarket, going to work, going out for dinner or just going out with friends, you go out on your bike.

Except for one meal that was a poor choice, our meals here were very good, some of our best so far.

We even found a hill in Leiden, perhaps the biggest hill in Holland, though it was man-made about 900 years ago, I say about because it took about 100 years to build, and then they built a castle on it.Read more