No, of course this is a route to honour my great grandfather who was a school principal here in the late 19th century. He became quite well known as a biologist / nature lover and had a special liking towards this wonderful island, even though he spent less than three years here.
The tulip fields were nice:
As was the quaint little church of Den Hoorn, one of the small villages on the island:
All activities seem to centre on Den Burgh, the principal town where it was quite busy with tourists. Den Hoorn and De Waal were deserted!
On the last stretch back towards Oudeschild where the harbour is, we saw a lot of these:
Texel is well known for its sheep and by extension for its lamb!
Another interesting fact is around its role in the VOC days, almost 400 years ago. We'll talk about that tomorrow, along with a report on 'Koningsdag', the birthday celebrations for King Willem Alexander.
Location:Haven,,The Netherlands
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