A beautiful (and easy) walk from Gernika to the village of Mundaka, following the basin of the River Oka.
We got the train from Bilbao to Gernika where we started off our walk.
La Tejera, where clay was made into bricks and tiles and now abandoned, was built in 1892.
We also accidentally bumped into Beresi basoa, a work of art and nature by Rober Garay. We skipped exploring it as its private and would love to have a proper tour.
Still some ways to go!
Finally in Mundaka, our last stop is at the Santa Catalina hermitage to admire the isle of Izaro and open sea before getting the train back to the city.
Efteling is a
beautiful, fantasy themed amusement park. Most of the attractions are
based around fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, the Grimm Brothers
etc. with attractions and dioramas designed by the painter Anton Pieck
and Peter Reijnders.
The park opened in the 50s and is incredibly charming. We were super
lucky because it didn't rain and it was practically empty... we queued
exactly 0 times in the entire visit. Even so, it took the whole day to
be able to see everything the park has to offer, and we still missed out
a couple of attractions.
Because of the season not all big rides were open, like the famous
Flying Dutchman, but we did go on the roller-coasters that were! I love that every ride is based
on a different fairy tale! My favourite have to be Vogel Rok (which took
me totally by surprise!) and Droomvlucht,
a dark ride where you see different scenes in fairyland. It was
breathtaking, especially the last part when you speed down a troll
forest... I liked so much we went on this one twice.
I really recommend visiting Efteling if you are ever in The
Netherlands! I'd really love to visit in the summer season when all the
rides are open and there are more characters, if I can avoid the queues
somehow!
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