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Went for a ride today with a mate, we rode around the IJsselmeer, the largest fresh water lake in the Netherlands (and the largest in Western Europe).
We took this route, only starting and ending in the old city of Hoorn
It took us through some nice old Dutch towns, Hoorn., Monnikedam, Edam (yes from the cheese), Volendam, Muiden, Naarden, Harderwijk, Elburg, Blokzijl, Lemmer, Stavoren, Makkum, Medemblik and Enkhuizen, just to name a few.
Our first stop was Muiden, where we had a coffee at one of the lockside cafes:
After this we rode through the fortified town of Naarden, it's difficult to see but the whole town is fortified with a thick wall in a star shape:
Then we rode onto Harderwijk, where we had lunch, heres one of the gates:
I spotted another FZ6, and chatted with its owner:
We crossed the IJssel river at Genemuiden:
We had planned to have a coffee in Blokzijl, but there was some kind of festivities going on and the town was overflowing, so we had one in Lemmer instead, and then over the Afsluitdijk and then on to Medemblik, Enkhuizen & Hoorn (where we had started).
The route was about 500Km's, which is nothing to write home about, but most of it was on narrow roads where the speed limits rarely get up to 80Km/h. It was a very tiring day but we had a blast :thumbup:
We took this route, only starting and ending in the old city of Hoorn
It took us through some nice old Dutch towns, Hoorn., Monnikedam, Edam (yes from the cheese), Volendam, Muiden, Naarden, Harderwijk, Elburg, Blokzijl, Lemmer, Stavoren, Makkum, Medemblik and Enkhuizen, just to name a few.
Our first stop was Muiden, where we had a coffee at one of the lockside cafes:

After this we rode through the fortified town of Naarden, it's difficult to see but the whole town is fortified with a thick wall in a star shape:
Then we rode onto Harderwijk, where we had lunch, heres one of the gates:
I spotted another FZ6, and chatted with its owner:
We crossed the IJssel river at Genemuiden:
We had planned to have a coffee in Blokzijl, but there was some kind of festivities going on and the town was overflowing, so we had one in Lemmer instead, and then over the Afsluitdijk and then on to Medemblik, Enkhuizen & Hoorn (where we had started).
The route was about 500Km's, which is nothing to write home about, but most of it was on narrow roads where the speed limits rarely get up to 80Km/h. It was a very tiring day but we had a blast :thumbup:
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