Thursday, March 29, 2012

Drive NL: Naarden

We hope to drive and discover some new place at least once a month.  Naarden was our first for 2012.  We didn't manage to go anywhere in March, but we have something planned for April, so stay tuned.

Naarden lies in North Holland and is a star fort,
a type of fortification first seen in mid-15th century in Italy.


It has many fortified walls and moats.

From the air, it would have looked like a star.  
At ground level, it was just stretches of peaceful waterway.


It was a quiet and peaceful little town.



Thanks to friendly customers and tolerant waiters, we managed a three-course french lunch in this little restaurant which had no baby chair.  The above picture is just for show, he of course ran everywhere and touched everything.

The last remnants of winter...

... and the first promises of spring.

No comments:

Post a Comment