| Page Views: 467 Last Visit to Noordwijk aan Zee: September, 2007 | Welcome to Noordwijk aan Zee by yumyum - last update: Nov 12, 2007 |
I first came to Noordwijk when I was about 10 years old for a beach holiday. We stayed in a bed and breakfast with my parents and my granddad. The Vuurtorenplein on the picture played an important role when I was there as a kid, as this was a busy place where to buy my then favourite fast food "Frikadellen". It's a big difference to see Noordwijk off season like on this visit. This time we walked here from Katwijk an Zee and then back again.
Noordwijk aan Zee was first settled by fishermen in the 15th century. In the 18th century the fishermen were restricted under Napoleon Bonaparte who feared that they would trade with England. The fishing industry declined further in the 19th century with even more restrictions from the new monarchy government. The last fishing boat left Noordwijk in 1913.
From 1866 the beach resort started to develop. First, it was only for the rich people who also visited the nearby flower farms when holidaying.
Today, you can find all kind of accomodation from Bed and Breakfast to 5 star hotels. When we were there the Dutch National Football team was just about to leave the 5 star hotel to be driven with police escort to their match in Amsterdam that evening. |
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Trillian2005 Tue Apr 8, 2008 21:06 UTC
This is so cool, I was in Noordwijk in 1977 and we have similar experiences - we walked along the beach to Katwijk, I always ate "vleeskroketten" at Vuurtorenplein, and so on. Amazing! :-) The town was rather sleepy back then... | Trekki Tue Dec 4, 2007 06:11 UTC
Haha, these birds... Incredible, how cheeky they are ! I also remember Noordwijk from my childhood, we have been in Katwijk aan Zee :-)) | Bwana_Brown Tue Nov 27, 2007 00:32 UTC
That's quite a long beach and a unique looking lighthouse too! I always like the coast, no matter what the season. | Kuznetsov_Sergey Thu Nov 22, 2007 09:33 UTC
I liked "Beware sneaky birds" tip! I think Noordwijk is a dangerous place because one can stay hungry because of birds! Ha-Ha! |
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