The Loosdrecht Lakes

It was a beautiful day in late summer, or early autumn. I hiked 14 kilometres from Breukelen/Brooklyn to visit a friend who is living right in the middle of the Loosdrecht Lakes area. In a way this is the Central Park of the ring of cities in the western part of the country. Amsterdam and Utrecht are just 20 minutes away but here there's peace and quiet. Well, and a lot of watersports. No better way to end this day than making a little boat trip through the network of canals.