So, on a cloudy morning that was not very friendly in Dutch, my classmates and I set off on a journey that was supposed to affect the Dutch cheese capital and the center of modern architecture, that is, in other words, Gouda and Rotterdam. Yes, Gouda is not only a delicious cheese, and Rotterdam has not only the largest cargo port in the western hemisphere.
Nevertheless, we went to Gouda solely because of the cheese, or rather, because of the cheese museum, which is located there, so to speak, for educational purposes. At the De Goudse Waag Museum, we were shown in detail and told exactly how Dutch cheese is made - it turned out that it was all about cows, and not some terribly ancient secret. But it was very interesting: it's amazing that the cheese press and butter churn have been used by farmers since the 17th century! At the end of the 20th century, she beat butter in her grandfather's village "manually."
The museum, by the way, is located in the building of the old Weighing Chamber, which was built by a very famous Dutch architect, whose name I do not remember, already in the same 16th or 17th century.
Gouda market is one of the largest in the Netherlands. Farmers bring their cheese here from all over the country.
Buying cheese is as difficult as choosing shoes: your eyes run away and you want everything at once...
That day I found my cheese love - cheese with truffles! It's just amazing. I left Gouda a) with empty pockets b) with full bags (more precisely, I had a roomy backpack on my shoulders).
I was able to taste Gouda cheese myself only in Holland. To be honest, I always have 2 types of this cheese in my fridge: grated young cheese for cooking everything and old cheese in cubes as a pleasant treat.
In addition to the famous Gouda cheese, it was made... smoking pipes are the ones that can be seen on the canvases of Dutch painters of the 17th century. There are so many of them, of different varieties and colors, that they are literally dug out of the ground, and each tourist takes one with him. All this splendor is on display at the De Morian Museum.
Pipe master (pipe master?) He told us everything very interestingly and clearly showed us how the tubes are made.
The tubes were made by various workshops and had the most bizarre and exquisite shapes. At the same time, each workshop had its own brand, which marked all products. who were leaving her shop.
A collection of stamps: a crescent moon, a woman with cheese heads and a cow under a tree
Previously, the Dutch had such an entertainment or competition, probably both: in winter, skating along the canals, of which there are many in Holland, competitors set off on a journey to Gouda. The competition was to get back the fastest. And for those who want to cheat, they came up with a separate condition: you had to buy a pipe in Gouda to prove that you really had been there!
In addition to these two museums in Gouda, I highly recommend visiting Sint Jan's Kerk. The stained glass windows are too beautiful there. In general, if the weather permits, it's better to just take a walk around the city, without focusing too much on the obligatory sights. Real free porn movies https://exporntoons.net online porn USA, UK, AU, Europe.
