{"id":6713,"date":"2020-01-06T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T22:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wobben.org\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2020-01-26T20:08:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T02:08:51","slug":"europe-nieuw-vennep-zandvoort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/other-destinations\/the-netherlands\/europe-nieuw-vennep-zandvoort\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe: Nieuw-Vennep, Zandvoort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Europe 2019, blog 2\/9 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We stayed an extra night in Nieuw-Vennep, so we had time to do something in the area with Ton. We chose to go see the North Sea in Zandvoort!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 21<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nieuw-Vennep<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After an incredibly good night’s sleep back in our hotel, we had breakfast in the mall of Nieuw-Vennep, the Symfonie. Bakery van Maanen<\/a> has a beautifully decorated corner on the upper floor, plus great food and coffee to boot! When we walked back to the hotel, we saw a heron by the water. Always nice to see wildlife! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nieuw-Vennep is only just over 150 years old. It was founded after the Haarlemmermeer lake was drained and turned into “polder” in 1852. There is a ring canal around the former lake and a canal that crosses it, the Noordervaart. Nieuw-Vennep is located on this canal. They named the town after the island Vennep that used to be in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t