Giethoorn - The Netherlands
Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel, known in the Netherlands as Venice of the North , some times also known as the Venice of the Netherland, though it is debatable topic when you think about Amsterdam.
All transport in this location are done by water ways over a spate of canals.There were no roads in the earlier times, but these days there is a cycling path parallel with most of the canals.
What i could understand from the villagers is, the canals/ lakes are formed as a result of peat digging.
Peat is a brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter (courtesy : Internet).
The excavation of peat by the villagers led to these canals. This village used to rest on the mine of peat.
Peat is pretty soft and compressible. Under pressure, water in the peat is oozed out, further upon drying peat can be used as fuel.
Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world. In countries, where there are scarcity of trees, peat is traditionally used for cooking and domestic heating.
Activities:
Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel, known in the Netherlands as Venice of the North , some times also known as the Venice of the Netherland, though it is debatable topic when you think about Amsterdam.
All transport in this location are done by water ways over a spate of canals.There were no roads in the earlier times, but these days there is a cycling path parallel with most of the canals.
What i could understand from the villagers is, the canals/ lakes are formed as a result of peat digging.
Peat is a brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter (courtesy : Internet).
The excavation of peat by the villagers led to these canals. This village used to rest on the mine of peat.
Peat is pretty soft and compressible. Under pressure, water in the peat is oozed out, further upon drying peat can be used as fuel.
Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world. In countries, where there are scarcity of trees, peat is traditionally used for cooking and domestic heating.
Activities:
- Rent a bike(bi-cycle) and pedal along the canals, where ever the cycling path leads you.
- Rent a motor boat / row boat
- Pit stop at good pub, if its a sunny weather, then perfect, dive into the world of booze..
- Shop, if you are an antique lover or souvenir collector.
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