We had a chance to go back to Gouda to look at the old churches and the Christmas lights and decorations. This was one of the churches that was suggested for us to go see the lighting.
When we went inside we saw beautiful
stained glass windows and the high
sculptured ceilings.
We saw special lighting and strings of lights that had been put up.....
and there was music.......
not organ music or what you would expect in a beautiful old church.
there was loud music for the ice skaters to skate to and we were astounded to see the rink that was in there.
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| The area where the altar was supposed to be was an eating area. We were told that the church that owned the building ran out of money and had to sell the church. It just felt quite strange to see this. |
In the town square we saw this beautiful old Stadhuis (City Court-house). It's amazing to
see the old buildings and realize that they
have been here for hundreds of years and many
are still being used today.
This plaque says it was built in 1450-1451,
mutilated over time and then repaired and
remodeled from 1947 - 1952.
It seems that they were still adding decorations to the Christmas tree that was placed just in front of the
Stadhuis.
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