Delft. My trip from Rotterdam to Delft provided new challenges. At one bridge, there was a police boat stopping traffic. Because it was Saturday, there was a regatta on the canal. This is what the canal looked like! We were held for 100 minutes, (wisely!).
water traffic on Netherlands canals
After mooring in the first no-charge moorings I have found, I set out on Sunday morning to explore. The place was very quiet (I guess most sleep-in on Sunday…)
Delft city- center canal with tour boats
main ‘Centrum Markt’ with city hall
small side street
central square with Nieuw Kirk
the carillon- plays every hour
another main city ‘street, with canal down the center
Delft is a city with concentric rings of canals. All but the outside one are very small with low bridges, and are not available except for the tour boats. The city is amazingly clean and tidy (like all of the Netherlands so far). No garbage or litter, and no junk in the water, either.
The Nieuw Kirk is the burial place for the royal family, but is presently under restoration, so no entry. There is a ring of 36 bells, but dead-hung as a carillon, and, interestingly, on the outside of the tower. Today is a holiday, so most stores are closed. I’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning to finish resupplying!
