• Delft

    August 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Leiden - Delft 24 km
    Typical Dutch scenery. Note all the orderly rectangles in this man-made polder landscape (mostly peatland reclamations). Let shining lakes and green pastures, old windmills and farmhouses pass you by whilst pedalling on to the famous city of Delft. The melancholy charm of historical Delft is breathtaking. Most will associate Delft with its blue and white hand-painted pottery: Delftware. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived in Delft all his lifeRead more