Farm at the Wijde Aa in Hoogmade near Leiden 07-10-2007.

Hello Hans,
a dreamlike spot on earth. Do they rent rooms there, and can you possibly give me a contact address? We are still looking for a destination for the Easter weekend. Maybe you can also recommend a small and idyllic harbor town in Holland. I would be very happy about that.
Best regards, Marina

Hello Marina,
As far as I know, no rooms are rented out in this apartment. However, there are some other farms in this area where rooms are rented. I will try to find out exactly where and then email you about it tomorrow or the day after.
There are quite a few beautiful small towns. In my opinion, very beautiful ones include Dordrecht, Gouda, Delft, Haarlem, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Alkmaar, and Leiden.

Last Sunday we were in Dordrecht and took a lovely winter walk. I have already uploaded some pictures on Staedte-fotos.de.
Dordrecht has a beautiful harbor, a very charming old town, and from there you can take trips to Kinderdijk, Zeeland (Veere, Zierikzee, etc.), and the Biesbosch (a unique natural area).

Some links:
http://www.nationaalpark.nl/docs/200608091131415638.pdf
http://cms.dordrecht.nl/dordt?waxtrapp=iqrhqDsHaKnPvBJWF
http://cms.dordrecht.nl/Dordrecht/up/ZgsrvzqHE_Toeristische_plattegrond_dordrecht.pdf
http://www.kinderdijk.nl/index.htm

Enkhuizen is located on the IJsselmeer in North Holland and also has a beautiful old town. There is a large open-air museum there (Zuiderzeemuseum).
See also:
http://www.landschaftsfotos.eu/name/einzelbild/number/2857/kategorie/suchen/suchbegriff/Hans+van+der+Sluis.html
http://www.staedte-fotos.de/name/galerie/kategorie/Niederlande~St%E4dte~Sonstige.html
http://www.zuiderzeemuseum.nl/home/?language=en

From Hoorn near Enkhuizen, you can take a museum ride on a steam train. See also:
http://www.museumstoomtram.nl/stoomtram/DUITS/homeDuits.html
http://www.vvvhoorn.nl/content/cityguide.asp?menu=20200000016_000126_000000_000000

From Enkhuizen, you can also make trips to Alkmaar

Hello Hans,
thank you very much for all the information. I will take a closer look at the links over the weekend. The information about Leiden sounds very good... historic city, small harbor, this landscape and excursion opportunities. I think this suits us perfectly. I will get back to you after browsing.
Best regards, Marina