Hindeloopen is to be seen to be believed. I am not sure whether I would want to live in a place this quaint and old-world but it is an enchanting place to halt.
Hindeloopen is a major shipbuilding centre, even now, and the harbour is full of boats.
On the day we visited, the weather was spectacular and there were as many boats in the water as people on the streets.
The narrow cobble-stoned alleys are crisscrossed by streams, too narrow to be canals, broad enough to make great photographs. By now, all this seems like standard Netherlands fare: pretty houses, old buildings, gorgeous gardens! But we have still not lost our appetite for it.
The Hindeloopen harbour is ringed by a high dyke. We walked along soaking in the breeze and the expanse of water. It was very memorable.
