First Trip to Zwolle

First of all, I'd like to thank everbody who commented on this blog so far. I feel cool, even if I'm not.

So yesterday, a few of us hopped on our nice, black, one-speed bicycles to take the trip over the big old windy bridge from Hattem to Zwolle. Our destination: the Peperbus, or "Pepper-shaker." Apparently, it was named after some guy that was named Peper or something, but also it looks like a giant pepper shaker. The Peperbus is this old church that was built in "Old Zwolle" in the 1300's. Try to think of anything in the United States that was built in the 1300's. I bet you are having troubles. What's "Old Zwolle?" I'm glad you asked. Back in the day - where "back in the day" reads as "I don't know when" - Zwolle was a town in the middle ages - I guess that answers when - and it needed to defend itself. So, it built walls around the city, and a moat. So, in present day Zwolle, there is a part of the city in the center that is surrounded by water, which is old Zwolle. It's a nice place... looks very historic.

Anyway, so I think the point I was making is that the Peperbus is in Old Zwolle. So, after the Peperbus, we went to the only remaining of three towers that were built on the wall. The place was called "Sussenpoort," which apparently means the gate where the Sussens (I don't know who they are, but they come from the south) might attack from. And, I'm pretty sure "poort" means "gate," hence "Sussenpoort." It wasn't as cool as the old church, but it was still alright.

Then we went to some Irish pub. It's crazy that the organizer took us to a pub, and bought beer for the people that requested it. Crazy stuff.

After that, we rode home in the cold drizzle in the rain. I have the feeling this will be common.