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Giethoorn, Beautiful Village in Netherlands

Percaya tak untuk sampai ke suatu perkampungan yang sangat cantik di Netherlands tu, kena sewa sampan atau pun naik shuttle boat aje sebab seluruh perkampungan tu tiada laluan kenderaan.

Satu option lagi, menapak beberapa km ke dalam, selepas turun di bus stop.. macam saya, sambil kendung backpack 😊 Nasib baik bawa backpack kecik je, beg besar tinggalkan kat locker (sewa) di airport.

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Itulah nama kampung atas air yang disebutkan tadi. Giethoorn juga digelar sebagai 'Venice of Netherlands'. Pemandangannya.. Mashaa Allah.. sangat cantik.. Saya hanya sempat stay 1 malam saja di kampung cantik ni semasa trip sebulan saya ke Europe 2 tahun lepas.

Giethoorn adalah desa yang paling damai di Eropah kerana desa ini hanya dikelilingi oleh canal... tidak mempunyai jalanraya, tiada kenderaan bermotor yang lalu lalang yang merosakkan udara bersih.

Pilihan yang ada untuk ronda-ronda kampung tu ialah dengan sewa boat atau pun gondola. Boleh juga sewa basikal di situ. Memang tak puas langsung rasanya. Perkampungan yang sangat cantik dan sangat tenang, mendamaikan. Inshaallah kalau ada rezeki, nak repeat lagi.

Giethoorn is a mostly car-free village in the northeastern Dutch province of Overijssel. It’s known for its boat-filled waterways, footpaths, bicycle trails and centuries-old thatched-roof houses. It borders a section of the Weerribben-Wieden National Park, a marshy area once popular for peat and reed harvesting.

Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Amsterdam, and is known for being very pretty as it contains very few roads and much of the village can only be reached by foot or boat. There are many canals and bridges (more than 180 bridges) which only adds to its picturesque charm. Most of the houses and cottages have thatched roofs so it feels a little as if you have stepped back in time as you walk along the footpath by the canal admiring the pretty homes and perhaps stopping for lunch at one of the canal-side cafes or restaurants.

How to reach Giethoorn?

Train & Bus: From Amsterdam Zuid/Centraal station, take a train to Steenwijk. There are direct trains available but if you find a connecting train via Zwolle, just hop in. It will take around 90 minutes for a one-way journey.

Once you reach Steenwijk, get out of the train station & reach the bus station next to it. Take the bus no. 70 & get down at Giethoorn village bus stop. This journey from Steenwijk to Giethoorn will take about 30 minutes.

Ronda-Ronda Amsterdam 2015

Tika ke Amsterdam buat kali pertama, memang agak terkejut jugak bila tengok bandar tu penuh dengan basikal. Memang sebenarnya basikal telah menjadi transport utama mereka di bandar itu, demi mengelakkan pencemaran udara. Ada lorong khas yang dibuat untuk penunggang basikal dan juga ada disediakan tempat untuk parking basikal.

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. It is known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.

Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin around a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade.