The story of today as we rode back out into the countryside is the astonishing agricultural power in this area. An article come up on Flipboard tonight - 'The little country that feeds the
world' and I think it is true. Huge greenhouse agribusinesses everywhere. The article said that one acre under glass can equal 10 outdoors for production - and they use 97% less chemicals to produce the crops.
The riding today was easy and we made pretty good time. Also, the weather is getting more threatening but once again we finished the day dry.
There was only one stop this time for coffee and Gouda cane up in time for a late lunch.
Some pics from the ride.
Gouda itself is delightful. We are staying close to the old centre of town but in a modern hotel. We wandered the town twice - once for lunch and once at dinner time. Great shops and restaurants and of course some lovely old buildings. Oddly enough cheese is not front and centre as one might have expected - but it is still there!!
Before dinner we had a show put on by our two waiters at a market square cafe. Olaf nearly died when we asked him to make a reservation for us at another restaurant. He was really funny though and we had so much laughter that dinner had to be postponed slightly.
We had the standout meal of the trip so far at L'Angolo Divino. A fabulous Italian restaurant run by a couple who have moved here 5 years ago from Emiglia Romagna. Sadly no pictures but we were just all too busy enjoying!!
Tomorrow Schoonhoven. Silver!
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