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Delft Journals

A Day or Less in Old Delft

A September 2007 trip to Delft by Wasatch

Quote: Holland's best canal scene is not in Amesterdam

A Day or Less in Old Delft

Overview

Quote:

Just as the best Swiss chalets are found in western Austria, the bestAmsterdam canals are in Delft. Old Deft is Old Amsterdam on a moreintimate scale. The canals aren’t as wide, the houses aren’t as tall, thestreets are narrower, and it all works better in Delft than in Amsterdam.We loved Delft, but were more than a little disappointed in Amsterdam. At one time in history, both Amsterdam and Delft were the capital of TheNetherlands. Delft was the first capital, and the palace and home ofWilliam of Orange, the liberator of Holland and its first King, is just a couple blocks offDeft’s town square.The scenic and historic center of town is on and around th...Read More