Treks in Tilburg and Beyond: Daytripping: Utrecht

This past Saturday, me and a group of friends boarded the train bright and early (okay, so it wasn't that early, only 9:45) to head to Utrecht. Above, is the view from my window. This is the first time I've been awake to see the sun rise (oops?). Below, is me on the train with some of my floormates from Colombia and Italy.

When we got off the train, we realized that our group numbered 20ish. Wayyy too many people to walk around with. So, we pared it down, and I ended up in a group with 9 others. Of course, to go on a proper day trip, one should have no itinerary or knowledge of the city - we excelled at both of these. So, we hopped on a bus and got out at the city center, using only a tall church tower as our point of reference. It was really really cold, so we headed straight for the church tower and went into it's church..kind of.

Above, is a picture of the church. It used to be much larger, but was destroyed. The part destroyed was the part that connected it to the tower. While inside the church, it began to snow. Although the snow was beautiful and made the church's garden extra beautiful, I was not the biggest fan. I'm kind of done with snow.

Here is the tower that used to be attached to the church. It is the tallest building in Utrecht. You can go up inside it, but like most things here there's a catch...you have to buy a ticket (okay, that's fine) at another location (that's strange), and the tours happen very infrequently (that's just ridiculous). We didn't go up the tower.

We wanted to get out of the snow, and while doing so we decided to indulge in a cultural experience. So, we went to the Central Museum.

The museum had some nice things...although my favorite part was that it was heated. Then, we headed more toward the city center in search of some lunch.