Hindeloopen is another one of the eleven ‘cities’ of Friesland, in north east Netherlands. I’ve always fancied being able to moor a small boat by my house so that I could just pootle about on a river, you can actually do that in the Netherlands, well their canals look just like rivers.
How scenic is the photo below, it almost looked like something from a children’s story book.
There are plenty of bridges and locks.
But Hindeloopen is very popular with sailors. I thought it would be similar to the coastal villages in Fife, but it was very different. There wasn’t much in the way of shops at all, just eateries, and there were millions of midges. You might think that coming from Scotland I would be well used to midges but I had never see anything like it, and it was a really windy day. I would hate to be there on a still day – if they have them.
There were lots more yachts than can be seen in the photos.
Beyond the harbour is the IJsselmeer. This used to be the Zuiderzee but in 1932 they constructed a dyke to close it off from the open sea, and now it is a freshwater lake.
It is very different from the North Sea in coastal Fife.
Wonderful pictures! I would like to visit the Netherlands! I agree that third one looks like something out of Grimm’s!
Constance,
It’s a lovely place, and so historic. If you do go there you might as well ‘do’ Belgium too, certainly Bruges!