Picture of the Month: Brown café in Leiden

Dutch historical cities are known for their brown cafés and Rembrandt's native town Leiden is no exception. One I really like is Café De Bontekoe. It was designed around 1900 as a butcher shop and is still decorated with tiles painted in the style of the Haagse School showing Dutch landscapes and cows. This venue is mostly frequented by creative forty-somethings, who deal with their midlife crises. (Photo Paul Smit).

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This picture is part of the feature Leiden.