When I worked in the Netherlands, I used to go with my colleagues on day-trips on one of the classical IJsselmeer boats. We did that once a year, and always started from Hoorn. We never really bothered to see anything of the town besides the harbour. A real shame, as I just found out that Hoorn is a beautiful city with a rich history.
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| Hoorn harbour. |
It was one of the most important towns in the Dutch Republic and its ships and population played an important role in the fight against he Spanish. Later, it became a very prosperous town, one of the posts of the United East Indias Company. The past prosperity is still visible in the many rich buildings.
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| The old town hall. |
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| The building of the old scales. Every old Dutch trading town has such a building where merchandise was weighed. Like this one, they are now often transformed into restaurants. |
Mekicevica's crew had a drink in town and headed back for dinner aboard.
