In the morning we visited the small fortress town of Bourtange, by the border with Germany. The fort was built by William of Orange in the war with Spain starting about 1580. It was rebuilt and expanded many times before falling into ruins in the 19th century. Now it has been completely restored to what it looked like in 1720. It's very small, maybe 300 meters across, but a picturesque town. Several little museums, including one with artifacts found during the restoration. An enjoyable spot to visit, even though it was raining- rained all day today, in fact.
We turned west and drove to the city of Groningen. Staying at an excellent hotel in the old city center. had a hard time finding a parking place, but finally did. The happy surprise was an event bringing many historic Dutch ships and boats to the city. We enjoyed a couple of hours walking the quays- despite the rain- and talking with the owners of the vessels.
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