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Day three was the first of three days off driving. We began the day by sucessfully entering the boot, removing the trim inside the back of the car and working blind through a small hole to undo one of the boot hinges.
We also popped in and bought some wonderful chocolate from the "Chocolate Art" Factory and shop which we were staying over.
After this we hopped on the tram into Rotterdam which was our main sightseeing destination. A quick bite of Chinese and off we set to look at Rotterdams rather special and bizarre Cube Houses, designed by one Piet Blom, seen here with the slightly more normal Pencil house in the back ground.
One of the cube houses was open as a "Show Cube", so we paid a visit. The conclusion was that it would be fun to buld furniture for, the cats would love it and after that you'd probably get fed up with it..
After that we walk along the river with it's constant flow of long, laden and low barges transport their cargos between Europort and deep into mainland Europe.
We saw some more architecture and sights, and quite by accident stumbled upon a ship museum, including a fantastic workshop which I was allowed to have a little peak into. For the benifit of Partner in Crime here's a photo, I believe a suitable phrase is "Green With Envy".
Next stop was Gouda, a 20 minute train ride from Rotterdam. We were sadly too late for the market but not to late to enjoy a walk around this fantastically scenic town and visit this fantastically cheesy shop
After much tasting and debate we left with a selection of cheeses as an after dinner offering for our evenings meal. These included a Gouda which had matured for over 2 1/2 Years!! and very tasty it was.
A quick local beer by, predictably enough another canal and it was back on the train to make our way back for the evenings meal and some very enjoyable company. Dinner, as the weather was fine, turned out to be a roof top Bar-B-Q.
Good food, good drinks and excellent company. Many thanks to our kind hosts, make sure we can return the favour, feel free to come and visit...
Just so that I'm not accused of biasing the men in my photo's, here's one of the happy ladies also...
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