And I met this cute and old Indian couple during my stay in Defence colony, Delhi who asked an avid traveller like me as to where should they plan their retirement honeymoon?? Retirement honeymoon ---very interesting hahaha.
And I helped them book. I wish I could share their picture. It was blissful is what the couple told me...
I helped them book for Giethoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands. No roads, no traffic, no skyscrapers- pure fun!! They checked into Martin and Wilma's farmhouse and thoroughly enjoyed their stay. Overijssel is bordered by Germany to the east, the Achterhoek region of Gelderland to the south, the Veluwe region of Gelderland and Flevoland to the west, and Friesland and the former moors of Drenthe to the north.
Also known as the Venice of the north, Giethoorn is a village that has a lot of water. In the old days all the transport was done by water, because the land around Giethoorn was to swampy to built roads. Today the canals are more a tourist attraction lots of small boats tour the canals. you can rent a boat yourself or go on a tour.
In the older days Blokzijl was a harbour situated along the so called 'Zuiderzee'. There was a lot of trade with the town of Amsterdam and you can recognise the 'Amsterdam school' in the style of the houses. Around the harbour and in a couple of narrow streets you will find some very beautiful examples of houses from the 17th century.
Nowadays Blokzijl is very busy in the summer season with lots of motorboats, yachts and sailing boats. Specially in and around the lock it is always a hustle and bustle.
But in other seasons it is a very quiet and nice little town with a small museum, some galleries and a couple of shops and nice restaurants. Just relaxing to stroll around.
The water mill of Singraven - already built in 1448 - gets its water also from the Dinkel and is Netherland’s biggest three wheel water mill and is still used for grinding corn and sawing wood. It is absolutely relaxing to stroll around this historic place, seeing the wheels turning and hearing the babbling sound of water. It is easy to walk around the mill and the mill pond at the back.
There is also a terrace (Restaurant ‘De Watermolen’) with great views of the mill and the river and an idyllic spot for a drink or a lunch.
This is what the couple mentioned on their return "We didn't manage to take a boat tour, but we did walk around the canals. I have to say this was one of the most picturesque place I have seen in a while. It was a brisk (cold) but beautifully sunny day when we took a quick walk. I would definitely go back and would love to stay at a beautiful B&B for a weekend. If you are in the area this is a MUST."
And I helped them book. I wish I could share their picture. It was blissful is what the couple told me...
I helped them book for Giethoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands. No roads, no traffic, no skyscrapers- pure fun!! They checked into Martin and Wilma's farmhouse and thoroughly enjoyed their stay. Overijssel is bordered by Germany to the east, the Achterhoek region of Gelderland to the south, the Veluwe region of Gelderland and Flevoland to the west, and Friesland and the former moors of Drenthe to the north.
Also known as the Venice of the north, Giethoorn is a village that has a lot of water. In the old days all the transport was done by water, because the land around Giethoorn was to swampy to built roads. Today the canals are more a tourist attraction lots of small boats tour the canals. you can rent a boat yourself or go on a tour.
In the older days Blokzijl was a harbour situated along the so called 'Zuiderzee'. There was a lot of trade with the town of Amsterdam and you can recognise the 'Amsterdam school' in the style of the houses. Around the harbour and in a couple of narrow streets you will find some very beautiful examples of houses from the 17th century.Nowadays Blokzijl is very busy in the summer season with lots of motorboats, yachts and sailing boats. Specially in and around the lock it is always a hustle and bustle.
But in other seasons it is a very quiet and nice little town with a small museum, some galleries and a couple of shops and nice restaurants. Just relaxing to stroll around.
The water mill of Singraven - already built in 1448 - gets its water also from the Dinkel and is Netherland’s biggest three wheel water mill and is still used for grinding corn and sawing wood. It is absolutely relaxing to stroll around this historic place, seeing the wheels turning and hearing the babbling sound of water. It is easy to walk around the mill and the mill pond at the back.
There is also a terrace (Restaurant ‘De Watermolen’) with great views of the mill and the river and an idyllic spot for a drink or a lunch.
This is what the couple mentioned on their return "We didn't manage to take a boat tour, but we did walk around the canals. I have to say this was one of the most picturesque place I have seen in a while. It was a brisk (cold) but beautifully sunny day when we took a quick walk. I would definitely go back and would love to stay at a beautiful B&B for a weekend. If you are in the area this is a MUST."
