Europe 2008- Groningen

The second day after touching down, we went to a nearby city call Groningen. It is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands and was recommended to us as a quiet and peaceful university town.

A bit of background knowledge...

The Martinitoren (Martini Tower) is the highest church tower in the city of Groningen, The Netherlands. The tower is located at the north-western corner of the Grote Markt (Main Square), is part of the Martinikerk (Martini Church). The citizens of Groningen call their tower d'Olle Grieze, meaning the old grey one in the local dialect. It is considered one of the main tourist attractions of Groningen and offers a great view over the city and surrounding area.

















The best thing about Groningen is that all the famous attractions are concentrated at one location. So this make it easy for us. We just need to see the tower, the Martini Tower and the Herestraat,the main shopping street and we are more or less done with Groningen.

Groningen is probably my third favourite city of all times.The reason why I liked Groningen so much is because the food there is great. FYI,It is famous for the food. Barcelona is in this area too. I will blog about it soon. One of the things I will miss is the food and wine over there. Yum yum. Our fav - Kibbeling with Joppiesaus!

Next entry will be on Barcelona! Adios!