Jomoud's Fotothing

Scenes from my 2008 trip to Holland.

WOUDSEND VILLAGE.
In the heart of the lake region of Friesland, Woudsend is also the town where Mrs. Jomoud's family stems from.
Woudsend (Frisian: Wâldsein) is a village in Wymbritseradiel municipality in Fryslân province, with jost over 1000 inhabitants. The name means: end of the woods, referring to the "Friese Wouden". In the 1950's there were four churches, one of which has become the famous pub "It Ponkje", named after the collection bag. It is an important sailing village, with a terrace filled with experts watching sailors passing the low bridge. In the 18th century shipbuilding and wood-industry made it a flourishing village, and some stately houses were built then. In 1337 a Carmelite convent was founded here, which lasted till 1593.