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bit.ly/moreofmytrips Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/yettta/show, FB: www.facebook.com/donnadayettta Twitter: @yettta In 1575, the Spanish treasury ran dry, so that the Spanish army could not be paid anymore and it mutinied. After the pillaging of Antwerp, the whole of the Netherlands rebelled against Spain. Leiden was once again safe.
The Leiden University was founded by William of Orange in recognition of the city's sacrifice in the siege. According to the ironical fiction still maintained by the Prince, that he was acting in behalf of his master Philip of Spain, against whom he was in fact in open rebellion, the university was endowed in the King's name.
The 3 October Festival is celebrated every year in Leiden. It is a festival, with a funfair and a dozen open air discos in the night. The municipality gives free herring and white bread to the citizens of Leiden. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leiden
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Water Tower Leiden
The water tower in Leiden was designed by architect W.C. van Manen and was built in 1908. The Transitional style in which the tower is designed typifies a phase between the Neo-Renaissance water towers and the more businesslike water towers.
This water tower is also known as the first water tower with a reinforced concrete skeleton. The tower is made up of 12 large concrete piles (the skeleton) between which the walls were made. The water tower has a height of 29.5 meters and has one water reservoir with a volume of 1200 m3. The tower has the status of a national monument.
The water tower is located on the Hoge Rijndijk next to the Wilhelmina Bridge over the Rhine-Schie Canal.
The water tower was decommissioned in 1993. In December 2010, the municipality sold the water tower. The new owner received a permit in March 2013 for an intensive renovation. A 12-sided house has been realized on the roof. Two floors have been realized in the water reservoir for sleeping and working. Daylight can enter by making openings in the concrete water basin and outer shell. In the narrow part (neck) of the tower, 5 floors have been realized for a B&B.
Leidse gracht, Leidse brug
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Swapfiets is a bike service where you pay a monthly fee in exchange for a robust bike and a support team at the end of a phone call. For example, if you discover your bike has a flat tire or your light doesn’t work, they’ll come out and fix it for you. If they can't fix it within 15 minutes, then they'll give you a new one and take your bike with them to get repaired and give it to someone else.
De Morspoort is de westelijke stadspoort van Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, gelegen aan de Morssingel. De stenen poort is in 1669 in classicistische stijl opgetrokken volgens een ontwerp van de Leidse bouwmeester Willem van der Helm.
De poort met een achtkantige koepel deed lange tijd dienst als gevangenis. De naam is afgeleid van De Morsch, het drassige weidegebied buiten Leiden. Het buurtje D'Oude Morsch waarin de poort staat, de Morsstraat (tussen de poort en de Haarlemmerstraat), de Morssingel en het Morsdistrict aan de andere zijde van de singel verwijzen hiernaar.
De huidige Morspoort staat op de plaats waar eerder een houten bouwwerk stond, dat rond 1611 werd opgericht toen Leiden zich naar het noorden uitbreidde.
This is what they are selling on the market:
Stroopwafel: The most delicious Dutch cookie!
------------------What is a stroopwafel?
A stroopwafel is a big, round and thin wafer cookie sandwich with a sticky caramel syrup in the middle.
"Leiden is een stad en gemeente in het noordwesten van de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland. De Oude Rijn stroomt door Leiden voordat deze – even verderop – in zee uitmondt. Dankzij de lakennijverheid behoorde Leiden van de late Middeleeuwen tot in de 17e eeuw tot de grootste steden van de Noordelijke Nederlanden."----------------------
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