Meet Ralfie
Have you seen me walking? Through the Gouda Cheese Experience? Maybe you have, maybe you haven't. My name is Ralfie. In the Cheese Experience, I am trying, together with you, to become a real cheese master. Together we will go on this adventure, which is why I would like to introduce myself and tell my history
Almost everyone has an idol, a role model. Maybe an athlete, a family member it could be anyone. I also have a great role model. My idol is Ralph Toll, the Gouwenaar after whom I am named. Nice isn't it? Ralph has meant a lot to this experience. Years ago, he was approached by the founders of the Gouda Cheese Experience to help them set it up. He said a resounding yes to that and became one of the first to join the Experience. He went on to help realise the dream for a Cheese Experience in Gouda.
Unfortunately, Ralph became seriously ill, so ill that he never got to see the experience in its present-day glory. He had promised to do all he could to make the Gouda Cheese Experience a reality and he kept that promise until his very last day. Until he died, he was busy talking things through, adding, "We're going to do it guys, we're going to do it". He did that to ensure that the promoters could continue down the path as best they could. He came up with many components and, thanks to him, the municipality, province and companies got excited about the Gouda Cheese Experience. The path he created leads to this Cheese Experience. I am so proud to be named after him!
To make sure Ralph can still walk around this Cheese Experience, I was born. Thanks to his DNA, I also got the bright blue eyes that so characterised him. I have been told that if you look closely into my eyes, you will see the same sparkle he had when it came to the Gouda Cheese Experience. So he is secretly watching so that he will always be present in the Cheese Experience and can also become a great cheese master.
