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Recently I was visiting Mart Emmen in her Bed & Breakfast. After taking in the garden already surprised, I was met inside by the smell of delicious baking.... And I immediately felt at home.
To confess something right away: I delivered some magazines and picked up leaflets at St. John's the other day, but I haven't looked that closely at Sint Jan de Doper. A stone's throw from our office, I see and hear St. John's every 15 minutes.
Driving to De Moer, to De Annahoeve, I must remember to keep my eyes on the road. My eyes wander. What beautiful surroundings it is! As I drive through park Huis ter Heide, I do stop the car for a moment; who knows, I might see some Scottish Highlanders!
On my way to the Moerderij! Lieke and Patrick were so excited when I asked if I could come and look at their farm that we immediately set a date! Taking pictures would be difficult with the rain, but that got a special twist. Read along?
My coffee is ready this time at De Schaapskooi campsite in Drunen. The dew is still on the grass, but the sun is already shining over the campsite where the guests are quietly waking up. I am greeted by Karin and her husband Niels also looks around the corner.
What better place to start the day than at a flower farm? When I visit, Marianne and Sjaak de Bont are sitting at the kitchen table having breakfast. Their daughter Nicole is also joining them. Together with her sister Ingrid, they run De Langendam.
Recently I was at De Voorste Venne in Drunen. A beautiful, local theater that was completely renovated two years ago. After a turbulent period for the cultural center, it is time for a positive direction and all noses are once again pointed in the same direction!
I love special places in the Netherlands. As far as I am concerned, the Langstraat has all the ingredients for a special day out. What makes the region very unique is its history as a thriving tanning area, which is still very much felt and visible.
Langstraat is the name used for centuries to designate a centrally located area in North Brabant. Peat and hay extraction and shoe and leather industry were central. Today, the region is known as the leisureregion of Brabant.
Heusden is renowned as a seventeenth century fortified town. In many ways, Heusden still resembles (or more accurately, resembles again) the town as the Amsterdam mapmaker Joan Blaeu depicted it on his famous map of 1649. But the town is much older.
Toward the end of the sixteenth century, a new era presented itself in Heusden. The city government sided with William of Orange, and Heusden's defenses were adjusted to keep Spanish troops out of Holland.
The impoverishment that occurred in the nineteenth century had made Heusden a dilapidated monument town. Especially after the devastation of 1944, the town was badly battered. The municipal government was faced with the task of restoring and growing the town.