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al_mary Says: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Gerbrandy Tower (Dutch: Gerbrandytoren)This tower was built in 1961 in Holland betweenthe towns of Lopik and IJsselstein. This is the tallest tower in Western Europe. The tower is named after Pieter Gerbrandy, Prime Minister of the...
al_mary Says: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a very interesting church tovisit if you are in IJsselstein ....The reformed church was founded in 1309 by Gijsbrecht van Amstel, Lord of Ijsselstein, as a parish church by the name of St. Nicolaas.
al_mary Says: The old city weighthouse islocated beside the VVV Office,(tourist information center). The current scale there dates back to 1779, and a muchbigger weighthouse was inthe same location earlier.The cobblestone of theoriginal weighthouse is setin the back wall. The current...
al_mary Says: This photo is of the "Old City Hall" ....It is still used forweddings & funtions.In the early 1990's, anew modern "City Hall"opened near the tramstop ....
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De Vierde Generatie (The Fourth Generation): Small town, fantastic food!
Tettet Says: What a special and unique find. My family and I returned to this restaurant 3 times in 10 days! Service was great, kind, friendly and helpful. I tried a variety of foods, some traditional dutch and some with a taste of other cultural influences. Our server recommended wines...
de Vierde Generatie: danger, danger, danger
gompy_usa Says: De Vierde Generatie (The Forth Generation) a restaurant which used to be part of the family run hotel Epping in Ijsselstein, Netherlands. The brother split up, one runs the hotel and the other the restaurant and is also the chef.For the locals, the food is good, since there...
Pizzeria Ristorante Piccola Italia
al_mary Says: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nice local place toenjoy some great pizza ....Made to order witha little touch of theold Sicilian flavors.Ask for Salvatore, andthe "IJsselstein Pizza".P.S. Tell him Al from America sent you ....~~~~~~~~~~~~~Also available is great selection of pastas, calzones...
Cafe' de Punt: Towns Oldest Pub
al_mary Says: Cafe' de Punt is the oldest pub still operating in old town IJsselstein.Closed on Wednesday, it opens around 3 each day all other days.It is an exclusive Amstel Pub ..... Come as you are ....It is 99% a locals pub, and you hardlyever see any tourist.
Cafe' de Punt: Decorated For Carnaval #1
al_mary Says: Cafe' de Punt is the oldest pub still operating in old town IJsselstein.Closed on Wednesday, it opens around 3 each day all other days.It is an exclusive Amstel Pub .....Decorated for Carnaval( Mardi Gra in the Netherlands) A definate locals pub withvirtually no tourist...
al_mary Says: ~These are pictures of the tram stopin IJsselstein on the edge of town,the next to last stop.The tram them turns around, andheads back to the Utrecht area.It is clean and efficient, and alwayson time ....(website below is in Dutch only)
al_mary Says: Old Town IJsselstein is totally walkablefrom one end to the other in a shortperiod of time .... locals ride bikes alot.Most of the "Old Town" does not allowvehicles to drive on the old cobble stonestreets.
al_mary Says: Need a bicycle or afiets as the Duch say,check out this store.Every type of bike forall ages, and all theaccessories you maywant in one store.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The store also has a large selection of second hand usedbikes, many in great shape that were traded in for a new...
Bonbon Speciaalzaak Le Bonheur
al_mary Says: Hand Made Chocolates"A Must To Try Some"This place is great if youlove chocolates ....Each chocolate is hand made with real cream.~~~~~~~~~~~~For the guys ....If you stop in the local pub, the "Punt" for a few cold ones,it would be best to stop in and pick up a few...
al_mary Says: The "zwarte piet's" mix with thecrowd during the festivities, andthe little kids do have the biggestsmiles you could imagine ....
al_mary Says: The Zwarte Piet's Band entertainsthe crowd of people,marching aheadof the carriage that carried Sinterklaasand the Mayor of IJsselstein ....
al_mary Says: After arrival in IJsselstein, nowSinterklaas joins the towns Mayorfor a carriage ride to City Hall forsome planned festivities ....
al_mary Says: The wait was over, finally Sinterklaas and his "zwarte piet's" arrive by boatto the joy of all the kids ....
al_mary Says: This was the day Sinterklaas arrived in IJsselstein.The town turns out and awaits hisarrival by boat on the canal ....
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This is one of the oldest cemetary's
in IJsselstein. It was educational to
walk around the markers and see all
the dates, some way back into the mid
to early 1800's ....
The family of our friends in IJsselstein
are buried here.
Written Oct 21, 2005
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IJsslestein's volleyball Club
is called "Vives". They are
sponsored by one of the
local sports halls named
"Sporthal IJsselhal" ....
They have their own little
pub called: "Bar IJsselhal"
which also serves food.
The lady in the picture is Joke (Dutch name) that is
pronounced: yo-ka who is the secretary to the volleyball
club. She takes care of all the paperwork, and team court
assignments and paperwork for local contests and regional
tournaments at the club.
Also are some pictures of a fun weekend tournament that
draws about 24 regional teams ....
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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