The first dinner item! Everything we had to eat at the conference was stupendous.

The main course, steak. Every meal was at least three courses.

Super-tasty dessert, which was some sort of fruity mousse.

After dinner, Eric and I walked around a bit. There was a palm tree sort of thing in the courtyard in front of the mansion.

A view of the moat from behind the mansion.

A blurry look at some swans enjoying the moat.

After the conference ended, Eric and I got ready to leave Zeist. Here's a picture of the main street (I think) during the daytime.

We took a train to Utrecht, a larger city nearby. They like bikes in the Netherlands.

Here is a large building in Utrecht. I don't know if it is important in any way.

A more complete view. There was a flying saucer like thing on top of the building.

Nearby, there was also this strange sculpture, which I interpreted to be a giant leg and foot of some sort.

Some apartments in Utrecht.

A river or canal in Utrecht. Most of the Dutch cities we visited had a lot of canals.

A typically European residential street in Utrecht.

And another canal in Utrecht.

I love SmartCars. They were even more prevalent in Europe this time; last time we only saw a few, but this time they were all over.

The large church tower in Utrecht.

Another moderately important looking building in Utrecht.

People and bikes in a sort of shopping district in downtown Utrecht.

Yet another canal in Utrecht, with cafes lining the banks.

More people walking and riding their bikes in Utrecht. Every Dutch city has bike lanes separate from the sidewalks.

And that is because there are a lot of bikes. In fact, there are more bikes in the Netherlands than people.

Inside the train station in Utrecht.

We went to Delft, less than an hour away. Eric will be going to TU Delft for his PhD.

A church in Delft, from a bridge over a canal.

There is a historic square in the middle of Delft, which is dominated by this massive clock tower/cathedral.

Another view of the square and tower. It played some nice tunes with its bells, one for over an hour while we ate dinner.

Opposite the tower is this building, which is somehow related to the royal family.

More of the square in Delft. We spent the night in a hotel on the square, though it isn't pictured here.

And more, with my hand in the picture blocking out the sun.

We ate dinner right in the square too. The menu had this picture of one of the princes and his wife, who were married in the square.

Eric at dinner, with the tower behind him, probably playing a tune with its bells.

Another church we encountered while wandering in Delft.

A street in Delft.

And another street, running next to a canal. People parallel-parked right next to the canal, with no railing. I'm not that skilled.

A strange sculpture behind a building near the main square.

A view from our hotel room window the next morning. It was quiet in the square.

We walked over to TU Delft. Here is the first university building we encountered.

Another university building.

Some more modern TU Delft buildings.