Postel Abbey

Just like last year we decided to start the year by spending a couple of days in Belgium, just across the border. By coincedence we passed the Postel Abbey on our way to the holiday house. People familiar with the Efteling will recognize this from the story behind Villa Volta. So we decided to come back the next day and have a look. We didn’t find any trace of Hugo but we did have a wonderful afternoon exploring the abbey and its surroundings.

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Captain for a Day

Giethoorn had always been on our list of places to visit. Famous for its canals and waterways. It’s a popular destination for tourists visiting The Netherlands. In the summertime it can get really busy and you’ll find many boats on the water. However when we visited the village in October you could see the high season was over. The place was pretty calm and there were no queues for renting a boat. It was a perfect sunny October day to be out on the water. Bringing out the pirate in all of us. 🙂

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