Let's go exploring!
My class finished at midday today and my tomorrow's class is not starting until 1.30pm, so I put my hand up when some girls from my group asked who wanted to join them on a trip to Giethoorn. It's a small village about 50km west of Westerbork. They call it Small Venice of the North because there are no roads there, only canals.
After about 50min of driving, we got to our destination. As we entered the village, our jaws dropped to the floor. It looked like a place taken out of a fairytale, with the cutest houses you can think of, grass in the most intense shade of green, blooming flowers and of course the canals.
The canals looked irresistible, so we obviously had to go on a boat trip. After a quick chat (in Dutch!) with the ticket guy we got on the boat and set off to explore the area. The canals were very busy with other vessels, boating being something that pretty much every tourist visiting the village does. According to our tour guide there over 900 boats available for rent in Giethoorn!
So there we were, enjoying the views and the atmosphere of the village. Suddenly the boat took a turn to the right and after following a narrow canal, we got on to a large and very pretty lake. Not the kind of lake I'm used to, as there was a floating scene for music festivals and a floating ice cream shop.
The town turned out to be a perfect destination for a half day trip. We all enjoyed it immensely.
After about 50min of driving, we got to our destination. As we entered the village, our jaws dropped to the floor. It looked like a place taken out of a fairytale, with the cutest houses you can think of, grass in the most intense shade of green, blooming flowers and of course the canals.
The canals looked irresistible, so we obviously had to go on a boat trip. After a quick chat (in Dutch!) with the ticket guy we got on the boat and set off to explore the area. The canals were very busy with other vessels, boating being something that pretty much every tourist visiting the village does. According to our tour guide there over 900 boats available for rent in Giethoorn!
So there we were, enjoying the views and the atmosphere of the village. Suddenly the boat took a turn to the right and after following a narrow canal, we got on to a large and very pretty lake. Not the kind of lake I'm used to, as there was a floating scene for music festivals and a floating ice cream shop.
The town turned out to be a perfect destination for a half day trip. We all enjoyed it immensely.
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