A tale of two windmills

Today's ride was both short and speedy given that we had the wind at our back most of the way.

After a visit to the "new" cathedral (circa 1400's) and a history lesson on the "House of Orange" and the conflicts between the RC Church (Rome) and the Protestant Church (Dutch Reformed), we cycled up & down the polder's with landscapes filled with greenhouses and windmills.

Of course, the tale of two windmills represents only one of the conflicting visions of Holland. Old/new, progressive/historic, liberal/neo-con, blond-blue eyed/multicultural, etc. etc.

This afternoon we arrived in Gouda, went to the VVV (tourist info centre) which doubles as the Kaas Museum and found a great bed & breakfast .

One small mishap today that is worthy of mention as P couldn't unclip from his peddles and fell sideways - ever so slowly - into a lovely bush filled with stinging nettles! "Ouch" hardly begins to describe the tingling ...

Tomorrow's ride includes a tour of windmills (the old kind) en route to Ijsselstein.

Tot ziens ...