The Martini Tower is pretty much the staple for Groningen, besides all the schools in this…read moretown/city. What I experienced was the pleasantry of people watching, drinking beer in the outdoors, marathons or bike-a-thons that go through the city, seeing the concerts that happen in front of the square. It's a very pleasant place to be -- if you're visiting, you can't miss it, of you've pretty much missed Groningen. :)

At this point in my life I've seen a lot of enormous European churches...this one ranks in the…read morebottom quartile. The exterior isn't anything shocking, and the interior isn't rich and fancy like the the others I've seen. There are some nice stained glass windows, and the wooden roof is still holding up. It a small town that probably doesn't have a lot of money to support major renovations. But the staff is friendly, and a kind older Dutch gentleman gave us a big welcome spent a few minutes giving us the history of this church...he did his best with his limited English, but was very enthusiastic in talking with us apathetic Americans. I donated a couple €, and used the WC as this is the only public WC in Edam. Otherwise its free and worth a brief peek if you're in the area.