Harderwijk

On our way home from visiting with Thijs and Ans we stopped in Harderwijk which is a walled village built in the 14th century facing the Zuidersee.  The wall surrounds  the village and acted as a protection for the homes inside the wall from the weather and dangers of the sea.  The following pictures give a small sense of what we saw there.

Here we are looking from the outside into the village.

this is the inside of the wall looking out toward the sea.

this is the outside wall that surrounds the villiage

Alley leading from one street to the next one over

The homes are close together and line the narrow streets.  

Henk on the bridge that can be opened for boats to pass through

near the center of the villiage is a courtyard

the boats are docked just outside of the villiage