An easy town to walk around St Geertruidshofje an old inn which was originally a pilgrim hostel in 1405 has an unexpected inner courtyard which is very pretty.
Also worth a visit is the Prisenhof gardens with a very special sundial.
Groningen
This town has some delightful buildings, our favourite being the old treasury house called the Goudkantoor.
An easy town to walk around St Geertruidshofje an old inn which was originally a pilgrim hostel in 1405 has an unexpected inner courtyard which is very pretty.
An easy town to walk around St Geertruidshofje an old inn which was originally a pilgrim hostel in 1405 has an unexpected inner courtyard which is very pretty.
Pieterburn and Uithuizen
A day visiting a couple of historic houses, firstly the moated manor house of Verhildersum near Pieterburn,
and then onto the castle of Menkembourg in Uithuizen.
Both places had beautiful gardens and lovely interiors. On the way back we visited the pretty villages of Winsun and Bedum with their windmills and a tuff church at Bedum.
Both places had beautiful gardens and lovely interiors. On the way back we visited the pretty villages of Winsun and Bedum with their windmills and a tuff church at Bedum.
Zoutkamp and Lauwersmeer National Park
Crossing the amazing Afsluitdijk.
We find a lovely small campsite at Zoutkamp, set in a orchard with 5 plum trees ready for harvesting .... plum crumble yum, yum.
A short scooter ride takes us to the Lauwersmeer National Park where we spend the next few days walking and bird spotting. Managed to see a Ruddy Shelduck for the first time.
We find a lovely small campsite at Zoutkamp, set in a orchard with 5 plum trees ready for harvesting .... plum crumble yum, yum.
Texel
We leave our friends behind and head north towards the Fresian Islands. Park up the van and bring the scooter out for a ferry across to Texel. We ride to De Slufter to see the large colony of Spoonbills and to look at the sandunes covered in Sea Lavender, and have a look at the tall ships in the harbours.
Amsterdam
Love this city, so much to do and see, unfortunately not enough time. Arrived by train at the impressive Centraal station.
Walked around Nieuwe Zijde, visiting Begijnhof and the Koninklijk Paleis.
Wandered around the canal ring taking in the sights and people watching enjoying a coffee.
Continued onto the museum quarter and had a look at the Rijkmuseum and then to the Magere Brug bridge.
Walked around Nieuwe Zijde, visiting Begijnhof and the Koninklijk Paleis.
Wandered around the canal ring taking in the sights and people watching enjoying a coffee.
The afternoon was spent on a canal boat trip.
Polderflora campsite
A few days spent relaxing and birdspotting on the local polders around our pretty campsite near Boskoop.
Scheveningen
Cheese yesterday herrings today. A visit to the coast at Scheveningen to sample herring sandwiches. We walked along the beach towards the Pier to watch the bungy jumping and to look at the impressiveKurhaus which was built in 1885 when Scheveningen was a popular spa town. It is now an amazing hotel - needless to say we didn't bother to check in.
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