Greetings from Leeuwarden - Walking Tour 15

A long time ago there was a church on the Oldehoofsterkerkhof. And like the name suggests this used to be a cemetery.
Some time ago the bodies in the graveyard were exhumed and now you can park your car in that very same spot in the underground parking garage.
In the summer little fountains spew water over the square and its red cobblestones. The square in front of the Oldehove has been lowered so that in a period of frost a small layer of water will create an ice rink for recreational ice skating.

	Around the Oldehove
	Around the old Burmaniahuis there is a modern office complex known as the Stadskantoor. The Stadskantoor was built up and around the original Burmaniahuis which is now the heart of the new county office building. This is the place where you can get your passport, your driver’s license, construction permits or whatever else the city arranges for its citizens.
	Recreational Boating
	On a beautiful summer evening you can watch or be watched during a walk along the Noordersingel a street opposite of the Prinsentuin-park.

During the busy tourist season there is a ferry from this side of the canal over to the park. This is done for the water tourists who stay on the outside of the canal and want to get to the shower facilities located in the park. On the round-a-bout situated in a street called Harlingersingel opposite of the Oldehove is the statue of a cow “Us Mem” or “Our Mother” in Frisian.
She is the symbol of the Frisian cattle syndicate and the name was given to her by the people of Leeuwarden as a funny response to the statue of “Us Heit” or “Our Father” in Frisian at the Stadhuis – a statue of Willem Lodewijk van Nassau.
So you see that a walk through the city center of Leeuwarden is more than just a walk along old buildings and that is the beauty of Leeuwarden.

And so we come to an end of this Online Leeuwarden Walking Tour. you can print out this text and have a guided walk yourselves. Go and visit Leeuwarden.
If you boarded this Walking tour at the NS-Train-Station at page 7, please continue your Walking Tour at page 1/15.