Visiting Texel: The Lighthouse

Our second stop in the morning was to visit the Lighthouse in Texel. Going up 118 stairs in a very narrow staircase for...

...a very nice view.

Good exercise 😊

 

The control tower. 

 

Time to go down.

 

I like the bathroom window 😊

 

The lighthouse requires a VERY big light bulb 😀
 

 Jun 13th, 2023.

Visiting Texel: Oudeschild

In the morning, we went for a walk at the little (and charming) village of Oudeschild.

 

Walking to...

 

...the sea.

 

 

Going to the promenade...

 

...to watch the boats.

 

Such a beautiful...
 

...sunny day.

 

Blue sky, blue sea.

 

Going on the pier.

 

Afterwards, we went for a little walk...

 

...to explore the village.

 

The houses are very cute 😊

 

Little details.

 

Jun 13th, 2023.

Swimming Pool (at Boutique Hotel Texel, in Texel - Netherlands)

The hotel had a heated swimming pool, with access to the garden.

Rocking chairs to chill out after a swim.

 

Jun 12th, 2023.

Sunset Time (in Texel)!

After dinner, we drove to the beach to watch the sunset. 21h, and the sun is still quite high!

Pretty lighthouse! 

 

Roger, time for a selfie! The sun is nice, we are too dark. Let's try again.

 

Cheers😀

 

Yes, we do have fun with our selfies😀

 

So beautiful!

 

We decided to walk to the lighthouse.

 

Roger saying hi and showing off his stitched hand.

 

Almost there.

 

Cheese again!

 

Just a bit windy but...

 

...it is so beautiful! 

 

In between the bushes, we saw some partridges.

 

Going down again...

 

...to the beach.

 

  

We couldn't have asked for a more romantic scenery. Happy (Brazilian) Valentines, Roger!💗

 

Is it a bird? Is it a superman? Nop, only a plane. 

 

Time to go back to our hotel. Bye-bye, beautiful sunset!

 

Almost arriving to our hotel, the sky is still on fire!

 

Jun 12th, 2023.

Restaurant Session (in Texel, Netherlands): Restaurant Gusta

As it was a warm Summer evening, we started with an aperitif. Non-alcoholic cocktail for Roger and...

 

...gin tonic for me. Cheers! 

 

As starter, I had the shrimp cocktail with Granny Smith apple, lime, beetroot breadcrisp and slightly warmed cocktail sauce.

 

With the main dish, Roger had a Texels beer. He liked it.

 

As main dish, tournedos Rossini from Texel Piemontese cattle with foie gras, truffle and Madeira gravy. Very nice!

 

Jun 12th, 2023.

Sleeping in Texel (Netherlands): Boutique Hotel Texel

We stayed at the Boutique Hotel Texel. 

 

Our room (Junior Polder Suite), with view...

 

...to the garden.

 

It was a nice room, with good space. But in one of the evenings, there was a wedding reception and it was right at our window. It was quite noisy, and went until late in the evening. This was very annoying, and I don't think we would go back to this hotel again. 

 

The bathroom. I like the combination of wood shelves with the tiles.

 

Jun 12th, 2023.