I have mentioned that our hotel in Gouda was really a dump, but we found it to be a nice little town anyway, so the hotel shouldn't color our whole experience there. We were close to the town square, with its very interesting town hall right in the middle and many nice cafes surrounding it. On Thursdays they had the cheese market, which was a little cheesy, but ok. The sellers came in on old wagons, and everyone was dressed up in the usual Dutch costumes. Everyone, including us, came over and stared at these people and took pictures of them. They were very accommodating, and they had large pieces of their cheese for us to sample.
The little cafes around the square were very nice and offered simple meals all day long. We had accumulated a few words of Dutch, and they were touched that we tried their language, even though everyone could speak English.
We found a wonderful restaurant right off the square and had dinner there a few times. The food was exceptional; it was run by a husband and wife team, and it was packed every night, so we had to make reservations.
All in all the town of Gouda was a very nice little town, and we were glad to have spent a few days there. But we were ready for a big city and Utrecht was in our sights. We were ready to go.
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