Kasteel Heeswijk

After all the interesting things in the Roman section of the open-air museum, we pulled ourselves back to medieval times on a ferry.

Heave Ho!

It was very hot, so we went back to the hotel to go swimming.  We swam twice on Sunday morning too.  Then we took the train to Den Bosch.  We walked through the medieval town, across the marketplace and had lunch in a shady, breezy alley.  Then we visited the magnificent St. Jan’s Cathedral.  There was a little exhibition on the restoration of the cathedral so we could see gargoyles and waterspouts up close.

Then we took the bus to Heeswijk Castle, which began in 1000 as a wooden tower with a moat around it.  It’s a lot more than that now.  We had our own tour of the last baron’s living quarters with all the fancy furniture and china.

William at Kasteel Heeswijk