I did not know that there was a concentration camp in the Netherlands. “Kamp Vught” was actually the only SS concentration camp outside Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Did you know this fact? Vught is a village a few kilometers south of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (colloquially known as Den Bosch),…
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Het Paard van Marken
At the very tip of Marken island … The iconic lighthouse Paard van Marken or Horse of Marken was built in the 1700 as a square beacon to mark the Zuiderzee route from the islands in the North through Amsterdam. The current round lighthouse tower designed by J. Valk in…
Borger
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D27 Hunebed Centre
Visiting Drenthe was the last province on my list. And what is Drenthe famous for? I was told “Hunebedden” – ancient stone megaliths forming hunebeds or dolmens scattered throughout the province. Older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge! Hunebeds Once upon a time, there were these giant boulders brought here by…
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Schokland
Once upon a time, Schokland was an island in the Zuiderzee (Southern Sea). Hundreds of people lived here on dwelling mounds; farmers, fishermen and sea-faring men. Because of the dropping level of the land and persistent storm surges, the destructive sea continued to eat away pieces of the peninsula. Around…
Bourtange
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Fort Bourtange
It was not the best day to visit a star-shaped fort-village for a walk due to rain. But it was a planned road trip and we came 250 km too far for us to do something else. So, we made the best of it! Because … In 1580, Prince William…