Tip for a sunny dry weekend in the Netherlands: visit Texel (it is pronounced as
Tessel). Texel is the largest of all Dutch islands -
Waddeneilanden. Leaving by boat (ferry) from Den Helder you can reach the village of Den Burg in twenty minutes. Den Burg is quite busy with tourists, and you can find there traditional shops and the usual Dutch shops you find in the rest of the country.
Above, traditional candy shop in Den Burg:
The Sweet Sugarball.
Unfortunatelly, it is forbidden to take pictures inside.
Above and below, Den Burg.
After visiting Den Burg we drove to tht north, to the village of De Cocksdorp. We had reserved a brown bungalow for six people in a vacationpark called
De Krim. There are lots of facilities there: swimming pool (indoor and outdoor), sauna, bowling, restaurants, a small supermarket, a souvenir shop near the reception ... The bungalows/houses are free standing, completely equipped and with all comforts. You can look for more info at
www.krim.nl/en/Below: decorative windmill, De Cocksdorp.
Below, lighthouse nearby De Cocksdorp.
The following day my father-in-law decided to visit an exposition of old tractors. It does not appeal that much to me but the boys of the family were quite excited about it. "Boys will be boys..."
There are two
Jutters Museum in the island. I think you can translate "jutter" into "wreckage, debris" in English. The first one
Jutters Flora Museum had a lot of huge pieces exposed outside. We decided to go for the second in the village of OudeSchild and give it a try. It is called
Maritiem & Jutters Museum and you can visit
www.texelmaritiem.nl for more photos and info.
The next series of pics below are the interiors of old fishermen' houses.
There is a barn /silo with lots of wreckage and rubble from the shores. Confusing but funny.
Texel offers a lot of varied landscapes and there is a lot to do and visit. Sheeps are everywhere and Texel lamb is a specialty you cannot forget to try. The best organic meat has the label "Goenga", and this first quality produce is available at most restaurants in the island of Texel. Other famous products are the beauty creams made of wool fat (wolvet/lan olie /lanoline) from Noord Kroon: hair conditioners, creams for your face, hands and feet. Really good !
I have three posts about another Dutch island: Terschelling. Click on "blog search" on the right side of this page to access the posts. Terschelling has canals, dunes, and is poshier and further than Texel, and you have to rent a bike in order to circulate around the island. Which one I prefer ? Both.
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