With
the weather warming up, now’s the opportunity to take one of the circular
boat trips round Groningen and view the city from another angle.
Lasting
about an hour, the trip starts across from the Central Station and follows the
canals that circle the city centre. With refreshments on board one
can sit back and enjoy the multitude of historical buildings,
bridges, towers and houseboats that seem to glide effortlessly by. This is
accompanied by a pre-recorded tour guide via the tannoy on Groningen’s history
and inhabitants, in Dutch, English and German.
If
you would prefer to see the Groninger countryside on a more extended trip then
maybe the Reitdiepcruise is more for you. Leaving Groningen early in the
morning on the ‘Ommelaand’ and returning at 20.00 in the evening, the trip follows
the Reitdiep channel to a lake called the “Lauwersmeer". Included in the ticket
price is morning tea or coffee and lunch.
Other
cruise destinations available from Groningen are Nienoord, Delfzijl -
Dollardvaart, Damsterdiep, and the lakes, Zuidlaarder Meer and Paterswoldse
Meer. The boats ‘Pronkjewail’, and ‘Goudraand’ of the
excursion company Kool, sail all the year round and are also available for
group excursions such as weddings, business lunches, school trips and
promotions.
For
more information and reservations: http://www.rondvaartbedrijfkool.nl
©
Alison Day
First
published in the Connections magazine #8 July 2005
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