Thursday, July 12, 2007

Well, I haven't written in a while and actually a lot has happened. I went to Delft in the Netherlands. It is a beautiful town. I went to my very good friend's, Floris, wedding. I had a lovely time. This image is the town hall or stad huis where he was married to very cool Emma.

From the tourism website: Some of Delft's highlights include: the "Grote Markt"(market), the lively and historic marketplace in the heart of town, the "Oude Kerk", a Gothic church that was begun in the mid-1200s and completed in the 1500s, the "Nieuwe Kerk", where you can climb the church tower for a great view over Delft, the " Prinsenhof", a former convent where William of Orange was assassinated in 1584.( today, the restored building houses Delft's municipal art museum), the "Stadhuis", or city hall, which was built in 1618-1620 around remnants of the old town hall (including a 13th Century prison tower), the Waag, once the town weighhouse and now a café.

The interesting thing about the Oude Kerk (Old Church), nicknamed Oude Jan ("Old John"), is its most recognizable feature is a 75-meter-high brick tower that leans about two meters from the vertical. Look at that lean!

I made some friends which are now linked to me on Facebook, I sang at karaoke, I played pool until 4 am, and I met a very nice Spaniard named Manuel.

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