Awesome day with the whole crew. Makky and C-bas made it over to make breakfast together (we're staying at Sebastian's parents place). Great eats and start to the day. We first made our way to Delft for coffee and to tour around a bit. Beautiful little city, great town square. Climbed the tower of the church in the square - there were a couple of other nice ones around too.
http://picasaweb.google.com/patrick.g.richards/DelftAndGouda?authkey=lzq0xN2iiuM
Moved on to Gouda, Makky's home town. Pulled up to their house and it was beautiful. Canals on both sides of the road to a small gorgeous house. The backyard was a dream of my mothers. It seemed like a well kept wilderness to itself, where there was a small pond and room for everyone to relax. Had a beer and went for a wald towards the centre of the town.
The town square was a beautiful place with a very nice town hall. We moved about 3 inches out of the square to find the cathedral, which is the longest in the Netherlands with some of the oldest stained glass windows. Again, it was a dream of Travis Giblin as there was an organist playing when we entered.
We returned to Makky's parents to an amazing meal in the garden. Not only are Makky's parents great people but amazing cooks as well. We really couldn't beleive how well we were treated, let alone how well we were fed.
http://picasaweb.google.com/patrick.g.richards/MakkySParentsPlace?authkey=PBEYFzoIaC4
Each day I am reminded of how good of friends I have met and how lucky I am.
