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Candlelight shopping Heusden Vesting

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Candlelight shopping Heusden Vesting

It's almost Christmas already and that means: Christmas market season! Scattered throughout the Netherlands you can find countless, beautiful Christmas markets. One of the most atmospheric is perhaps that of the medieval fortified town of Heusden.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: D'n Berepot, Nieuwkuijk

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: D'n Berepot, Nieuwkuijk D'n Berepot - facade

Never thought I would ever go to a pancake restaurant at 9:00am on a Tuesday morning. Although some would love a pancake for breakfast, that is not the purpose of my visit. I have an appointment with...

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Experience tile De Langstraat

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Experience tile De Langstraat

You can see the most beautiful sights in North Brabant in De Langstraat. The beautiful municipalities each have their own unique atmosphere, character, identity and history.

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Pearl of The Langstraat: De Financiën, Loon op Zand

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of The Langstraat: De Financiën, Loon op Zand Pancake restaurant De Financiën - Maarten

On a drizzly Thursday morning I drive to my appointment at Pancake Restaurant De Financiën in Loon op Zand. As I drive past the Efteling my navigation indicates that I will be there in 4 minutes.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Schoenenkwartier

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of De Langstraat: Schoenenkwartier

The shoe museum in Waalwijk is back! And in what a place. The west wing of the national monumental Kropholler complex in the heart of Langstraat is the new home of the shoe museum.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Rustende Jager

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Rustende Jager

On a beautiful sunny Thursday morning, I drive to my appointment at De Rustende Jager. This catering establishment has been a household name in the De Langstraat region for more than 100 years.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Berg & Braam

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of De Langstraat: Berg & Braam

On a slightly gray day, I set out. By e-bike, that is. It is just a short bike ride away. I get to visit John and Gerry Braam in Heusden for coffee.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Hoge Heide, Vlijmen

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Hoge Heide, Vlijmen Bowling 1

Today I have an appointment at the Hoge Heide in Vlijmen. I have had to accept my loss there several times after a game of bowling, but now I am going there to talk to the entrepreneur, Peter de Ruijter, and write a blog about it.

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Pearl of The Langstraat: Saint John the Baptist Church, Waalwijk

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of The Langstraat: Saint John the Baptist Church, Waalwijk Sint Jan de Doper, Waalwijk: Church exterior

While working at the RBT office in downtown Waalwijk, my colleagues and I are faithfully treated every day to the sound of the bells of St. John the Baptist Church. You know, that beautiful church with the many copper domes.

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Pearl of the Langstraat: The Coat of Arms of Heusden

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of the Langstraat: The Coat of Arms of Heusden

It's Friday morning, I'm taking the exit off the N267 near Heesbeen. I am on my way to 't Wapen van Heusden, located in the middle of Vismarkt in the picturesque fortified town of Heusden.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Ice cream & cake moment, Vlijmen

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: Ice cream & cake moment, Vlijmen Ice cream & cake moment Vlijmen - cakes

Friday morning, I almost have the weekend. Lovely, that feeling. But there is another appointment in my calendar that I am also really looking forward to. I get to visit IJs en Taartmoment, a beautiful store in the center of Vlijmen.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

Diving into the past is something we love to do; it remains exciting to see what happened in the past. There is also an exciting story to tell about Brabant in the early 1700s, namely the story of The White Feather Gang.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

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Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

On a sunny Wednesday morning I am on my way to my appointment at GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel. As I drive past the Efteling I am amazed at the amount of cars that enter the grounds there.

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