The Gouda Cheese Market Traditional Dutch Market THE NETHERLANDS

Every summer, Goudas old town square goes retro. Monster hunks of cheese, wooden shoes and oldtimey traders haggling over the price by slapping hands. It starts with cheese but youll also find your week supply of tulip bulbs, fresh fruit vegetables, fashionable sweaters. (Please dont forget to give the street organ a tip for playing Tuplen uit Amsterdam. If you want to stop by, just note that the Cheese market is only active on a few Thursdays in the summer months, although you can catch Gouda s r br, br,