A Day in Leiden...

Felicia, one of Jimmy’s childhood friends from Jacksonville, came to the Netherlands to visit her daughter who was doing a semester abroad in Rotterdam. She spent the final night of her trip with us. I’d only met her a few times years ago, but was happy to play tour guide while Jimmy was at work. It was a beautiful day and we cycled into Leiden for lunch and a stroll around. We saw the Rembrandt statue placed near where he was born in 1606.

We walked up to the Burcht to see the view of the Hooglandse Kerk, a large Gothic church built in 1391 that is still an active church today.

 The old port is filled with cool old sailing ships.

Someone has done an amazing job restoring this step-gabled house from 1612.