GOUDA, Netherlands – The market on Thursday presents its namesake – Gouda cheese. The mood is festive as children run around the cobblestoned plaza, and sellers display fresh fruits and vegetables. Fish is served at the cafes that line along the center. Stores typically close early in Gouda, except for these weekend nights when people …
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Postcard from Haarlem
HAARLEM – Beauty comes in the unexpected. Haarlem was just a stop along many that day, but a worthwhile venture. The seaport town would never have been thought of as a stop back in the 1600s. Then, it had been at the height of its crowning glory. Wares entered the Netherlands through Haarlem. The brick …
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