Home on Monday
From now on I live in Leiden. I enjoyed my 11 years in Delft, but it was time for a different place.
Leiden was inhabited (at least) from 300 BC (actually the Romans lived in Katwijk, but this sounds better ;-)). In 900 AC, where the Oude rijn, the Nieuwe Rijn and the Mare come together, a tower was built, which began urbanization and in 1266 the city received city rights.
Leiden also housed the first dutch university and was home of the Nobel price winner Kamerlingh Onnes.
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Posted by jochem on 2006-01-26, last update on 2006-01-26