TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Earlier this year I went to Drenthe, one of the 12 provinces in the Netherlands located in the north eastern part of the country, and the only province I haven’t visited. I spent an extended weekend in Drenthe, visiting the capital city, Assen and a few towns and villages nearby. One of the towns I dropped by is Meppel. Meppel’s historical centre is relatively small. You can easily walk around in a slow pace for an hour or two and you have seen everything you need to see. I find the historical centre of Meppel quite charming. The shopping centre area is evocative of other Dutch towns though; having the same architectural style, the same brickwork, the same atmosphere. But if you walk to the direction of De Reest river you’ll see a lovely area of the town where you can find a small haven, a charming wooden draw bridge, a stunningly restored circa 1859 windmill and a pancake boat restaurant. Meppel actually has 3 windmills, 2 of which are located in the town center. I was able...

Last month March I went on a weekend roadtrip to Drenthe, a province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands that I have not been to. It is in fact the only province in the country that I have not visited, up until last month. Volunteers working on Molen De Weert. My first stop is the town of Meppel. From the original 28 windmills that used to grace the landscape of Meppel, it now has only 3 surviving, and luckily 2 are located in the historical centre of town. 1) Windmill De Weert which I have visited and is a working windmill up to now. 2) Windmill De Vlijt which I managed to passed by only. 3) Windmill De Sterrenberg which is also a working windmill but unfortunately I was not able to visit and I also didn’t have a picture. The windmill is located 10 minutes outside the town centre. The distance between the two windmills that I have visited and seen. Molen/Windmill De Weert The windmill was built in 1807 as a flour mill. Because of the Molen De Weert Fou...