Tourist for a day in Leiden
After spending some time at the Museum Volkenkunde and having a sushi lunch, we still had some time left, so we explored the city, Leiden, a bit too. Although I took a course for one trimester at the Leiden university, I had never really strayed away from the road from the Leiden Central Station to the university and back. I only remember buying juice and muffins at the supermarket (which is now a Jumbo supermarket) for breakfast before class and having traditional Dutch pancakes with the whole class, after our final exam for that course. Both were places on that road. I was already suffering from heavy fatigue back then, so often, I used my limited energy for the most important thing, my studies. Fun things were always on second place. I just hate myself for being the perfect student all the time, but I had always loved studying and going to the university was my dream from when I was as young as 4 yours old, so I don't regret it. I can have fun now too. I also wanted to bring my cousin from China to Leiden or Delft on her last afternoon in the Netherlands, but because of time constraint, we had to make that into a day in Rotterdam instead. Until she come visit me again, I can only take her on a picture tour for now.
I don't know why, but the Molen De Put (Dutch windmill) and the surroundings are super photogenic. I just randomly took two pictures and they look like a paintings.
Not too far from Molen De Put, you can find the other wind mill which is located in Leiden city center, called Molen de Valk. It is only a 5 min. walk away from Leiden central station.
I hadn't really made specific plans on what to visit in Leiden, but just stumbling around already brought me to many beautiful buildings. On the left, that is the Hooglandse kerk and the one on the right is the Hartebrugkerk. I also passed the town hall and the stadsgehoorzaal, but the street was too narrow for me to take a good picture of those.
Underneath, you can see the covered bridge, the Koornbrug, and the name is derived from the trade of grains (in Dutch: koren), which used to take place under this covered bridge.
There is also the Leiden Street Market. The fresh food stalls are placed in the location seen in the picture underneath, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00-17:00. Behind it, is where the Burcht van Leiden (an ancient tower) is located.
In the same area, you can find The Hudson's bay store, which will soon open in Leiden on 12 September 2017. Right next to it, is the monument, de Waag.
I don't know why, but the Molen De Put (Dutch windmill) and the surroundings are super photogenic. I just randomly took two pictures and they look like a paintings.
Park de Put 112312BM LeidenOpen for visitors on Saturdays from 11:00-16:00(check the website for changes)
Not too far from Molen De Put, you can find the other wind mill which is located in Leiden city center, called Molen de Valk. It is only a 5 min. walk away from Leiden central station.
2e Binnenvestgracht 1
2312 BZ LeidenClosed on MondaysTue-Sat 10:00-17:00Sundays and national holidays 13:00-17:00
I hadn't really made specific plans on what to visit in Leiden, but just stumbling around already brought me to many beautiful buildings. On the left, that is the Hooglandse kerk and the one on the right is the Hartebrugkerk. I also passed the town hall and the stadsgehoorzaal, but the street was too narrow for me to take a good picture of those.
Underneath, you can see the covered bridge, the Koornbrug, and the name is derived from the trade of grains (in Dutch: koren), which used to take place under this covered bridge.
There is also the Leiden Street Market. The fresh food stalls are placed in the location seen in the picture underneath, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00-17:00. Behind it, is where the Burcht van Leiden (an ancient tower) is located.
I had never seen it before, so I was pretty surprised to see houses in the middle of water like in Venice.
In the same area, you can find The Hudson's bay store, which will soon open in Leiden on 12 September 2017. Right next to it, is the monument, de Waag.
For shopping, there is the over a kilometer long shopping street, Haarlemmerstraat, and the Breestraat, which is known for its bookstores.
Tip: Visit one of the bakeries in Delft
