Spent the day in Leiden today, site of the oldest university in the Netherlands (Universiteit Leiden, founded in 1575 by William Prince of Orange) and known as the birthplace of Dutch masters, Vermeer, Rembrandt and van Goyen. In the 17th century, the first settlers of New Amsterdam (now New York) lived in Leiden before they left by ship to the 'New World.'Ended up visiting a traditional Dutch windwill (De Valk, built in 1743), Horticus Botanicus (one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, founded 1590) and Museum Volkenkunde (ethnology museum).
