A Day in Utrecht
Utrecht is the 4th largest city in the Netherlands, just 30 minutes by train to the south of Amsterdam. It is very similar in appearance and age to Amsterdam, although it's a lot smaller and quieter. Not so many tourists.
The canals in Amsterdam are busy with boats, but in Utrecht, you can rent a kayak and just row thru town. There's one main rectangular canal belt that takes about an hour to row thru going pretty slow. A 2 person kayak works out well so one person can row and the other can make a documentary:
The main attraction in Utrecht is the Domkerk which in Dutch literally means dumb church, but in this case "dom" is refering to a dome. The tower is quite tall for the Netherlands. Amsterdam has nothing close to that height. You can see the top of the tower in the center of this picture:
Did you want a better view of the Domkerk?
I don't know if this is typical of Utrecht, but it happened in Utrecht, so I'll tell you about it. An italian food stand sells calzones, pizza, etc. But on this day no pizza. Why not? Because the guy who makes pizza is on vacation. Couldn't the guy who makes calzones, not fold it? Or couldn't someone else make pizza? It's like a bar not serving beer, because the guy with the bottle opener is on vacation.
The canals in Amsterdam are busy with boats, but in Utrecht, you can rent a kayak and just row thru town. There's one main rectangular canal belt that takes about an hour to row thru going pretty slow. A 2 person kayak works out well so one person can row and the other can make a documentary:
The main attraction in Utrecht is the Domkerk which in Dutch literally means dumb church, but in this case "dom" is refering to a dome. The tower is quite tall for the Netherlands. Amsterdam has nothing close to that height. You can see the top of the tower in the center of this picture:
Did you want a better view of the Domkerk?
I don't know if this is typical of Utrecht, but it happened in Utrecht, so I'll tell you about it. An italian food stand sells calzones, pizza, etc. But on this day no pizza. Why not? Because the guy who makes pizza is on vacation. Couldn't the guy who makes calzones, not fold it? Or couldn't someone else make pizza? It's like a bar not serving beer, because the guy with the bottle opener is on vacation.
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