The Netherlands

  • Cheese Town in The Netherlands: Gouda

    Cheese Town in The Netherlands: Gouda

    As my trip to The Netherlands was taking shape, I was looking forward to visiting the town eponymous with cheese: Gouda. I had never stop to contemplate what this cheese town in The Netherlands could actually be like, much less look it up. Gouda’s name doesn’t sound like it reads Once in The Netherlands, I…

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  • An Attic Church in Amsterdam

    An Attic Church in Amsterdam

    When The Netherlands left Catholicism after the Reformation, all Catholic churches became Protestant churches. While the Dutch were able to practice any religion, Catholics were not allowed to practice Catholicism in any public setting (let’s say, a loose definition of religious freedom was at play; they were allowed to be Catholic but only to practice…

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