Nijmegen 6

 Just like a kid in a candy store.  Yep, that's exactly what this photo is!  There were more lollies than you could poke the proverbial stick at.

 I think this address was "Skinny Straat". These houses were certainly cute, but didn't have a wide street frontage.  They look out over the town square which is cobble stones and very pretty indeed.

Here we are outside the old city wall.  Chris wanted to scale the wall and stage a mock city attack, but I managed to hold her back!

These two are all that remains of an impressive castle which sat atop a hill in the bend of the Waal River.  It was constructed in the 12 century, but fell into disrepair and most of the stones and bricks were sold off as building materials.  The original castle was huge, with a diameter of at least 200 metres.  The chapel (right) displays both Roman and Gothic architecture.  I guess they did some renovations! You can still make out the original frescoes on some walls and ceilings.

Seen today: The oldest pub in Nijmegem circa 1540 (with painted glass windows), a confronting monument to the Jews of Nijmegen who were executed by the Nazis, carved stone Coats of Arms dating from 1614, statue of Mariken van Nieumeghen.  Legend says she had a daliance, and killing spree, with Moenen (the Devil).  Eventually she repented and was forgiven, which just shows she must have been just a "good time party girl!"