One of North Holland’s gems: Monnickendam—not fully discovered by mass tourism (well, not just yet) but a favourite amongst local tourists passing through the town while on a fiets vakantie (bicycle tour) and stopping over at the haven to have lunch or freshen up with a quick drink.
I was here in July last year and spent some time sitting outside a Café de Zwaan watching everything and everyone around me while enjoying my Belgian beer. The fried mussels was nothing to rave about and I actually regretted ordering it. Weather was lovely, it’s one of those warm sunny afternoons, perfect to relax, sit outside and watch life go by with a glass of cold Westmalle. Hmm, life must be like this when you are retired…
And funnily, I almost forgot about this visit until today when I accidentally skimmed through the album… oh wow, I haven’t really blogged about Monnickendam yet. In all honesty, I have so much travel blogging backlog, which is the reason why I try to blog every single day. Little by little helps.
I have a LOT of fotos of the town so I need time to sort them out, but for now, let me give you a glimpse of Monnickendam. I’ll leave the rest for you to imagine what Monnickendam is like until my next post.
Travel Period: July 2010
Destination: Monnickendam (Waterland), The Netherlands
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