Gouda is famous for it's Gouda cheese, smoking pipes and it's 15Th century city hall. The town takes it's name from the Van Der Goude family, who built a fortified castle alongside the banks of the Gouwe River, from which the family took it's name. Gouda's fabulous array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day trip destination. Gary, Coby and myself, grab our pushbikes and set of to Gouda ( about 15 to 20 kms) from Nieuwerkerk a/d 
IJssel. We stop and have a mugachino and appeltaart (Dutch speciality) with Coby, before it is time for her to return home once again. Coby has been extremely busy helping Stella with the renovations at her place. In the 13TH century, the Gouwe was connected to the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) by means of a canal and it's mouth at the Hollandse IJssel was developed into a harbour. Castle Gouda was built to protect this harbour. This shipping route was used for the trade between Flanders and France with Holland and the Baltic Sea. In 1272 Floris V, Count of Holland, granted city rights to Gouda, which by then had become an important location. In 1577 the demolition of castle Gouda began. In 1855, the railway Gouda- Utrecht began to operate. In the beginning of the 20TH century, large scale development began, extending the city beyond its moats. From 1940 on, back filling of the city moats and canals began, but because of protests from city dwellers and revised policies of city planners, Gouda did not continue back filling moats and canals, now considered historically v
aluable.
IJssel. We stop and have a mugachino and appeltaart (Dutch speciality) with Coby, before it is time for her to return home once again. Coby has been extremely busy helping Stella with the renovations at her place. In the 13TH century, the Gouwe was connected to the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) by means of a canal and it's mouth at the Hollandse IJssel was developed into a harbour. Castle Gouda was built to protect this harbour. This shipping route was used for the trade between Flanders and France with Holland and the Baltic Sea. In 1272 Floris V, Count of Holland, granted city rights to Gouda, which by then had become an important location. In 1577 the demolition of castle Gouda began. In 1855, the railway Gouda- Utrecht began to operate. In the beginning of the 20TH century, large scale development began, extending the city beyond its moats. From 1940 on, back filling of the city moats and canals began, but because of protests from city dwellers and revised policies of city planners, Gouda did not continue back filling moats and canals, now considered historically v
aluable.
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