The coordinates of the final scene reach heaven. The beach on the island of Tessel (Texel): how to get there and what to see. Your travel cards will look like this

There is an island in the North Sea in the Netherlands that can be called a paradise for lovers of leisurely recreation, cycling and hiking trails. Tessel Island or Texel- part of the province of North Holland and the largest island in the West Frisian Islands. And it is the one Island on which there is dune beach, where filmed the last scene of the movie "Knockin 'on Heaven." How to get to "that very beach" - read in our review:

How to get to Texel Island?

If you are going from Amsterdam on your own, then the train to Den Helder will suit you (you can see the train schedule for the Netherlands on the website 9292.nl), then, getting off the train, do not forget to mark the ticket at the exit, cross the road and you you will find yourself at the bus station, from where you will need bus number 33, which leaves 10 minutes after the train arrives.

The bus goes to the ferry (literally 10-15 minutes). Don't worry, trains and buses in The Netherlands they run strictly according to the schedule, but in this case everything is "adjusted" for one goal - to get on the ferry. You buy a ferry ticket at the ticket office (it works round-trip, do not throw it away. It costs 2.5 euros per person) and you either borrow the upper deck on the ferry, or warm up inside, where there is a cafe and a shop, and you can even take a nap. The ferry takes half an hour. At the exit from the ferry is already waiting bus number 28 or minibus TexelHopper(but you need to register for it in advance), and for 3 euros you get to the town De Koog... On the way - picturesque fields and pastures with sheep. It takes about 30-40 minutes to go, depending on the bus route.

Your passes will look like this:

1 - Train ticket from Amsterdam to Den Helder. Please note that you can buy a round-trip ticket immediately (Dagretour), as the security deposit for one OV-chipcaart is 1 euro.

3 - round-trip ferry ticket:

You can book a fixed-route taxi on the website texelhopper.nl

Please note that the last bus from De Koog the ferry leaves at 20.22, therefore, at 21.34 you will get to Den helder by train, which at 22.48 will take you to Amsterdam.

V De Koog you can get off at the bus stop Nikadel or on the next one - Badweg... We recommend not to run directly to the sea, but to refresh yourself on the pedestrian street in De Koog, as on the beach you may suddenly feel like eating from the views. After walking down the street and grabbing a bite, head to the sea.

Going down to the sea, inhaling the first breaths of sea air, straightening your lungs, go to the right and go to the third exit to the sea. A leisurely walk and photographing will take about 30-40 minutes.

This is the very beach where the scene from the legendary film was filmed. "Knockin 'on Heaven"... There are no pointers here, don't look. Only the feeling that the sky meets the sea and sand here is enveloped in a wave of freedom and air, serenity and peace. Yes, "in the sky, there is only talk about the sea" , - you understand this here, when there is not a soul around for a kilometer, only rare photo hunters and hikers.

"- You stand on the shore and feel the salty smell of the wind blowing from the sea. And you believe that you are free, and life has just begun. And a kiss soaked in tears burns your friend's lips ...
- I have not been to the sea ...
- Okay, don't fill it! Never been to the sea?
- It didn't happen. Was not.
- They already knocked on heaven, pumped themselves up with tequila, literally took themselves on their last journey ... But you haven't been to the sea ...
- Did not have time. It didn't work out.
- Didn't know that there is nowhere in heaven without it? Understand, in heaven they only say that about the sea. How infinitely beautiful it is ... About the sunset that they saw ... About how the sun, plunging into the waves, became crimson like blood. And they felt that the sea absorbed the energy of the luminary into itself, and the sun was tamed, and the fire was already burning out in the depths. And you? .. What will you tell them? After all, you have never been to the sea. Up there you will be dubbed a sucker ... "

Many watched the film "Knockin 'on Heaven," directed by Thomas Yan. On all spectators, without exception, he made an indelible impression. I have revisited this picture several times, I know the dialogue of the protagonist about the sea by heart, and the final scene touches me to the core every time.

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I stand on the shore, drunk with the moisture of the sea.

Salt spray flight and gentle surf.

And, it seems, he forgot the sadness, longing and grief,

And your kiss burns, soaked in a tear ...

How I wanted to experience all this on myself ... Once I had such an opportunity, and I did not miss it.

To celebrate the New Year, my spouse and friends and I decided to go to Amsterdam. Our friend Archibald offered to take a unique opportunity and get to the place where the final scene of the film "Knocking on Heaven" was filmed - to Texel Island. The place is unique. Here the soul unfolds, and all anxieties and experiences disappear. It happened, in any case, with me. Almost a year has passed, but these feelings are still fresh in my memory.

It took quite a long time to get from Amsterdam to the island, but it was worth it. We had to take the trem to the Central Station, change to the train, then to the bus, then to the ferry, again to the bus and walk on foot. In fact, everything is not as scary as it might seem at first glance. Public transport in the Netherlands is very comfortable and fast. By the way, I traveled for the first time, sitting on the second floor in an electric train.

January morning turned out to be sunny, which gave a positive and inspiration. Even then, we knew that this would be one of the most memorable days. We were not wrong. Morning tea (coffee) was drunk, all the essentials were collected, we set off on the road. Having got from our "Biryulevo" (this is how our friends named the area where we rented an apartment in Amsterdam), to the station, we bought 4 tickets from the machine to Den Helder and back to the second class (tickets are valid all day, that is, you can use them at any time) for 28, 10 euros. In the first, the prices are much higher, but it makes no sense, since in the second it is quite decent. You can pay for tickets at the machine by card, coins or banknotes. You can also buy tickets at the box office, but there are always huge queues. Then we went to the scoreboard and found the departure route we needed. It is not difficult to find the desired class of carriage. They are designated by numbers 1 and 2. We naturally got into the carriage at number 2 and settled down comfortably on the second floor. The road to the place took a little more than an hour, but the time flew by imperceptibly, as all the attention was occupied by the landscapes that we passed.

When we arrived in Den Helder and found the right stop (by the way, it was only a couple of steps away), we realized that we had time to have a snack. There is a cozy restaurant opposite the bus stop, so here the waiting time flew by quickly. On the bus number 33 (we bought the ticket from the driver), we quickly got to the port. We drove for about 15 minutes, no more. We drove through the Marine Corps Museum, very impressed.

Now about the ferry. We bought a ticket (round trip) already on the spot. There are also two options - cash desk and terminal. The ticket was attached to the turnstile and passed without any problems. We liked the ferry itself. There are many places for passengers, there is an open area where you can enjoy the views, feed the seagulls, take a couple of beautiful photos. There is also a small cafe on the ferry for those who wish.

If you decide to repeat the route, keep in mind that the last ferry leaves at 21:30. If you are late, you will have to spend the night on the island. It's not worth worrying, we met several hotels on the way. The ferry covered the distance from Den Helder to Texel Island in 30 minutes. A comfortable bus was waiting for everyone. Keep in mind that it only waits for 10 minutes. If you do not have time, then blame yourself. The bus ride also gave me a lot of impressions. We were surprised ... No, even amazed at the skill of the driver. So nimble to fit into turns on such narrow roads. In general, the guru is 80 lvl. We drove and admired for about 40 minutes. We also looked at the houses and local residents, because we did not hear about the curtains there at all. We got off at the Badweg stop in the city of De Koog. The names of the stops are displayed on the board in the bus.

To get to the right place, we went from the stop to the right, we did not cross the road. After about a hundred meters, we entered a wider street, turned left. Now all that remained was to climb the hill, and a fork opened in front of us. After taking a couple of memorable photos, we continued our journey, but not along the coast, but along the path.

On the way we met several descents to the sea. We knew that we needed a third, but we, as it turned out, successfully passed it. Nevertheless, this fact did not darken our trip at all, because the picture that appeared before us was simply mesmerizing. The wind was strong enough, but it was not cold. Each of us had fun as best he could. Someone danced, someone filmed a video and photographed all this beauty, and someone just stayed in euphoria from everything that was happening. Rare passers-by met on our way ... couples in love, a lady with a dog, tourists. In general, here we walked and enjoyed life. Euphoria, goosebumps from an overabundance of emotions, salty spray flying and gentle surf. I died of happiness and was born again ... happy.

Our feet led us to the cafe, which stands right on the shore. There was an indoor hall and an open area. I didn't really want to sit in the wind, so we went into the room, made an order and vigorously discussed everything that was happening. It was approaching evening, and it was time for us to get under way on the way back.

The way home, after so many impressions, turned out to be more exhausting. But the impressions that we experienced on this day were certainly worth it.

You can learn about the most from our life hack.

So, finally, I visited the island where the final scene of the film "Knocking on Heaven" was filmed.





The last scene was filmed on Texel Island. North of Holland. Getting from Amsterdam was not difficult: Train Amsterdam - Den Helder Ferry from Den Helder to the Texel island, and there by bus to the town of De Koog. The whole road from Amster is no more than 4 hours. Here you can get to Den - Helder by this train:

On the island itself, the beach is pretty deserted.

If you want to get exactly to the place where the final scene was filmed, then you need to find the third descent to the sea on the right side. Then you can make such a photo :)

In the movie, they drank tequila, and I did not lag behind.

Town of De Koog. Varlamov has written a lot about tiles in Europe. But I will say it again, look how neat, with what love it is laid.

I ordered a schnitzel at a local bar. Have these 4 plates pinned, eat hell!

Now a few photos from Amsterdam itself, many were there, so just Instagram + Amsterdam. They are made for each other :)

If summer inevitably ends, then at least it should end pleasantly. So we decided, planning a trip to the Dutch island of Tessel for the last weekend of August. The same one where the ending of the film "Knockin 'on Heaven" was filmed. Impressions - the sea. Photos and useful tips that should be taken into account when planning a trip - too :) And, of course, I will share all of this now.

The article was written in September 2015 and was updated after the second trip to Tessel in September 2017.

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So, welcome to Tessel Island! In Dutch and in English, its name is written as Texel, pronounced in all languages ​​exactly as Tessel, with a double C. True, in Russian you can hear variants Texel, Texel - all this is also him.

This is the very sea that Rudi Wurlitzer and Martin Brest were striving for. They say that during the season it is more crowded here, but this is how we saw the sea on Friday 28 August. On a deserted beach, only birds and rare photographers who come to capture them meet the sunset.

These are endless fields, unlike those that can be seen in the "continental" Holland.

As soon as we arrived at Tessel and I saw this landscape from the car window, I quickly took out my camera to capture the moment. But it turned out that there was no need to rush. Cute lambs are everywhere!

As someone wrote on Tripadvisor, "heaven on earth." Very similar in places :)

In general, I strongly advise you to go and see all this live. Therefore, I immediately turn to more practical questions about how to plan a trip to Tessel Island.

How to get to Tessel Island?

We went to Tessel by car... With a navigator, it's easy to build a route. On the mainland you need to get to Den Helder.

What the navigator does not show is that at one fine moment on this stretch you may find yourself near the river and you will need to cross on the GVB ferry. This, of course, is not a big deal. The main thing is to have € 1.45 in cash to pay for the ferry (you buy this ticket right on the spot, without leaving the car, a GVB employee will come to you).

And in Den Helder you will need to take another ferry, which will take you directly to the island. Ferry ticket price There and back again in 2017:

• € 25 per car on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
  
• € 37 per car on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays

As we approached the crossing point in Den Helder, we saw what - especially considering the number of German cars - can be called in one word: akhtung! Hundreds of cars in two rows to the horizon. Queue. At the same time, the right lane was suspiciously, almost completely empty.

We had bought an electronic ticket in advance, and I had doubts about whether we should modestly stand in line or whether we can safely go to the right lane (if they are allowed in a separate queue, why not do it here too?). Employees of the TESO company, which owns the ferries, walked along the line. I caught one, and it turned out that yes, having an electronic ticket, you can safely go ahead! So our queue was magically reduced to 3-4 cars.

So, if you are going to Tessel by car, I strongly advise you to buy a ferry ticket in advance. You just need to print it and then scan the QR code on the machine at the entrance.

Another important point: since January 2017 parking lots on Tessela paid from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00. The cost of an hour is approximately 2.50 euros. On Booking.com, in a letter from the hotel, in ads on the ferry, it was strongly recommended to buy an e-vignette - and we did just that. Parking with it costs:

• 7.50 euros per day
• 15 euros per week
• 20 euros per year

We had to pay for parking for two days. We paid for the weekly option. It works like this - you pay for parking online, your car number is entered into the system - and that's it, you can park wherever you want without showing anything to anyone.

And now we are finally on the ferry! This is how it looks from the outside.

And so inside. Cars enter the lower part of the ship.

And people can go up to the deck or sit in a cafe (tea and coffee, pastries are sold). For those who have stood in line for a couple of hours, it will be very helpful that there is a toilet here :)

The crossing takes about 20 minutes. After that, cars under the guidance of "traffic controllers" leave the ferry. And that's all - you are on Tessel Island!

Looking ahead, I will once again draw your attention to the fact that you buy a ferry ticket in two directions at once. Thus, no one will check it on the way back, do not be surprised :) This is probably why the queue at the entrance to the ferry moves much more cheerful. We had to wait half an hour, because when we arrived, the previous ferry was just leaving. If you want to plan your trip more carefully, you can check the ferry schedule in advance.

If you go to Tessel island on its own then you will first need to take the train to the city of Den Helder. From the station, take a bus to the ferry. Then you will find yourself on the same ferry as the motorists :) A round-trip ferry ticket costs € 2.50 per person. I won't tell you more, but here is a very detailed account of a person who traveled in the footsteps of Knocking Heaven without a car.

At the port on Tessel Island, you can take this Texelhopper minibus or bus number 28. The bus will take you to the capital, Den Burg, or to the sea, De Koog. A minibus for € 3, regardless of distance, will take you to other points of the island. Please note that in order to use the minibus, you need to book a seat at least one hour before departure ().

Where to stay on Tessel Island?

On our first trip, we decided to stay at Loodsmansduin Camping near Den Hoorn. Many people live there in their tents and camper vans. But we chose the chalet option.

Inside it is a small house, not unlike a four-star hotel. A room with a double bed, a children's bedroom for three, a living room (pictured), a kitchen with all appliances, from a coffee machine to a dishwasher, toilet, shower, terrace.

For the second time, we chose a hotel in the northern part of the island - in the village of De Cocksdorp, next to the famous Tessela lighthouse, my beloved Wadden Sea and the places where the ending of the film "Knockin 'on Heaven" was filmed.

The only free room (I booked two weeks before the trip) was found in the family hotel Het Anker van Texel. It is located on the main street of the village - Kikkerstraat. Every second house in the neighborhood also has a mini-hotel or B&B.

On the next trip, we saw enough accommodation in the Prins Hendrik Bungalow Park, 30 meters from the Wadden Sea. I love this part of the island. And if you book in advance, then for the money that we paid for a room in the Het Anker van Texel hotel, you can rent a whole cottage in the park. Again, the key is to book in advance.

You can also search on Booking.com for other accommodations on Tessela, for example:

• De Koog is a town on the North Sea coast, also next to a cinematic beach. The place is quite touristy. But it is here that there are those two hotels on the island that have a sea view - Strandhotel Noordzee or Resort De Buteriggel.

Photo: Strandhotel Noordzee on the beach

• Den Burg is the capital and the busiest (by local standards) city of the island.

Here you can find affordable B&B, campings, apartments or, if you want local flavor and exoticism, unusual accommodation options. For example, you can stay in futuristic mobile homes, on a ship, in yurts, or even in a circus van. In general, there are options on this small island for every taste.

What to see and do on Tessel Island?

Tessel certainly stands rent bicycles(renting a mountain bike cost us € 12.50 per day) and travel around the island. We did just that on the first day. We rented bicycles in our campsite and there was no big excitement there. But if you want to rent a bike right at the port, it is better to book it through the website in advance, because there will be many who wish.

Our first stop was capital city Den Burg.

Here you can go shopping, some of which are unusual, with designer pieces and, of course, with local souvenirs (mainly lighthouses and sheep). There is also the Tessela VVV tourist center, where you can contact if you need advice on attractions, transport and other issues.

The next item on our program is the Flora and Fauna Museum EcoMare(entrance € 12.25 for adults).

It will probably be very interesting for children here - inside the museum you can look at live fish, stuffed birds and animals, and play interactive toys. But we were more impressed by the open area with fur seals. Interestingly, by the way, in Dutch they are called zeehonden, that is, sea dogs. Well, see for yourself who they look more like cats or dogs :)

Animals that have been injured in the wild are brought to the EcoMare center. Here they are treated, nursed and sent back to "free voyage". Each animal, in addition to its history, has its own name. And sometimes my “mom and dad” - or I don’t know how to better name the people or companies that “adopt” fur seals. That is, they transfer money for their maintenance. I looked at the sums of those who want to take care of animals, and it turned out that the minimum there is generally symbolic, from € 4 per month.

Riding bicycles is interesting stay near farms or even go there for a cup of tea. So, on some farms there is a cafe where they sell, for example, their own ice cream. And near most farms there are simply tables or pavilions where you can buy vegetables, jams or flower bulbs. You just need to put the money in a box :) In some places the same scheme works in a more advanced form: you can go into the garden and harvest or pick a bunch of flowers yourself. And leave the money according to the price list.

The next day we went to port of Oudeschild... From there, by the way, you can go on an excursion and see how shrimp is caught in the sea... But we arrived too late, so we just ate some fish and walked along the water.

Oh, and more! This is, of course, a story for those who live in Holland and watch the show Boer Zoekt Vrouw (Farmer is looking for a wife). In one of the cafes we saw the farmer Tom with his new girlfriend. It was unexpected because another participant in the show, farmer Ian, lives on Tessela (you can even rent a house on his farm). But, since I am one of Tom's fans, I was very happy :))

In the same town Oudeschild there is brewery TEXELS where you can go for an excursion and tasting.

Want to see authentic Dutch village(not a tourist attraction like Volendam)? Go to Oosterend... There are few tourists here (there are no hotels at all), but the real daily life of local sailors and their families unfolds in all its glory. We witnessed a local fish-smoking competition, where sailors competed in this art and then handed out the finished fish to the audience.

For beautiful landscapes and soothing views of pristine nature, go v(near the village of De Koog). The entrance to the park is free. Routes are laid along it - to the sea, to the lighthouse, to other points of the island, and there are signs everywhere so that guests do not go astray.

If you have rubber boots in store, put them on - so you can walk not only along the paths, but also on the water (an indescribable pleasure!).

One of the popular attractions on Tessela is bird watching.

In some places, special walls with holes are installed through which you can observe the birds without disturbing their peace. If you need binoculars, they can be rented for free in campsites and information centers (google verrekijker te leen to find specific addresses). You only need to leave a deposit of 50 euros.

Sunset on Tessel Island

And, of course, whatever you do on Tessela during the day, in the evening the choice of occupation is unambiguous - to meet the sunset!

The final part of "Knockin 'on Heaven" was filmed in the North Sea, at the very top of the island, not far from the famous lighthouse. The exact coordinates of this place: 53 ° 6'57.28 ″ N 4 ° 46'16.02 ″ E. And on the first evening we went to the North Sea (see the very first photos), which, in fact, reminded me very much. It was beautiful, but, in principle, like everywhere else on this coast.

And the next day - to the other side of the island, to the Wadden Sea.

And here I saw something that made me speechless! A calm endless sea that merges with the sky on the horizon.

Almost surreal sheep, also meeting the sunset.

And practically no one is around. Silence. Not a sound. And it is not clear whether this is the end of the Earth, or indeed heaven :)

When it was almost completely dark, we got to the famous lighthouse. Judging by the number of cars leaving, most of the guests of the island meet the sunsets there :)

“Understand, in heaven they only say that about the sea! How infinitely beautiful it is. About the sunset they saw. About how the sun, plunging into the waves, became crimson like blood. And they felt that the sea absorbed the energy of the luminary. And the sun was tamed. And the fire was already burning out in the depths. And you? What are you going to tell them? After all, you have never been to the sea. Up there, you will be christened a sucker "(c)

And that's all for today! New travels are ahead. Stay in touch!

In general, we do not really like the cities themselves, but rather wander around in nature. And every journey should have a small goal, and Texel Island and the village of De-Koog were chosen as this goal, because judging by the description, getting there was not easy, which only pushed us towards the goal. On a foreign forum and in the Russian description, I found the same coordinates, like “It’s exact location is 53 ° 6'57.28 ″ С 4 ° 46'16.02 ″. "? and printed out the experience of one of the travelers.

My morning started on the bus, and this is not the best morning, considering that for some reason the bus arrived an hour earlier and did not let me sleep. It is also very cool that the metro has not yet started its work, and for a long time I did not understand how to buy an unlimited ticket for two days, in general I unexpectedly met Russians in the crowd, they helped me, though we all blundered and bought for 1 day ... Well, it's okay, it wouldn't be much more profitable. Having bought tickets, while waiting for the first train, I decided to visit the local funny toilet. For 0.5 euros you get wonderful decoration and edging by the wonderful meadows of Holland.

Then we went into the metro hall, and here, unlike in Frankfurt, there are turnstiles everywhere. You can't just go in like that, you definitely need to attach a ticket. The train itself is ordinary, I just liked the handrails, the design is pleasing and functional for several people. I liked how pleasant the operator is holding out "Centraaaaal" in the name of the stop.

At the central station, apparently even after NG, some guys have not yet departed and are sleeping in a photo booth. In general, for good reason, expel from there, because the owner does not profit, but in a tolerant Europe this cannot be done.

Well, judging by the scoreboard, there were a few minutes left before the train left for Den Helder and I was catastrophically nervous, I didn't want to be late and wait for the next one. The report said that I needed to buy them from the machine, but no matter which machine I approached, I could not find such a point of arrival for the train. Realizing that no one except the operator would help me, I explained as best I could where I want to go, and that I had a ticket with a retreat to make it cheaper. Having received two tickets, we rushed to the platforms, then I did not understand anything at all, it seems like it looks like turnstiles in the subway, I leaned the ticket there, he made a sound, but nothing happened. Then he noticed that people walked like that without leaning against anything. Quickly asking where our platform is, we ran there, there were only a few minutes left before departure.

We boarded an empty train, and literally 2 minutes later, it departed exactly on schedule. I liked the train very much, it was a two-story train with very wide and comfortable seats. There were also tables and trash compartments. Everything is clean and tidy. They unpacked the sandwiches and began to eat while admiring the picture of the countryside of the Netherlands.

Literally an hour later, we arrived at the village, where a sleepy atmosphere reigned. The supermarket had just opened, it was cold and it was starting to rain. I remembered that rain is the Netherlands' biggest problem and luckily the supermarket had umbrellas for 8 euros. I previously read that they are completely disposable, but there were no options. These umbrellas are like crayfish on the market). We also bought underpants for comfort, because it was really cool, and some ingredients for making sandwiches.

The village is very neat, we were in the center, because wherever you look, there are private houses everywhere, and on one side the market began to open. Seagulls scream very atmospheric here, they simply drown out the entire broadcast with their screams. We started looking for tickets. Unfortunately, with the report from the Internet, everything did not agree a little, as this person pointed out, later the traffic pattern had to change, and if before the bus left after 10 minutes of the train's arrival, now it had to wait about 50 minutes. Here is the texelhopper bus traffic diagram, which is probably relevant for the whole of 2016

Then we went to buy a ticket. In general, when visiting Europe, I did not even think that many people here do not know / do not know English well and speak the local language. Earlier it was in my mind that everyone here speaks only English. But this is especially felt in the villages, far from the center. I can't understand for about 5 minutes, buying a combo ticket, whether it is valid for a bus + ferry with a return, or only for a ferry, or only for a bus, but I bought it as it was. We also wandered around the village, and now our bus has arrived.

The inscription on it eloquently said that we could not be mistaken, we plunged there with a maximum of 1 more person, and began to wait for the departure. The bus reached the ferry in 10 minutes, and most likely it was necessary to stay in it, but since everyone got out, we also left, and at the entrance to the ferry, on my ticket, a woman told me something for a long time, but in the end she missed ... The ferry is just Huge, for such a sailing distance and number of cars. Although now the holidays and during the season, the ferry probably fills up well, but in our case there were 10 cars from below, which was a negligible percentage of the size of the parking area. Above, the ferry also delighted us with an unusually large waiting room.

View of the loading area of ​​cars from the ferry

Even in completely industrial places, these people manage to insert some element of ordinary life. For example, a house that should stand in the middle of a field with sheep, but is located here.

The ferry was almost sailing when we sat on the upper deck. By the way, this is the first ferry on which prices for food and drinks are more than adequate, and natural coffee in a vending machine cost 1 euro at all - comparable to Rostov prices. The last view of the industrial part.

Towards the end of the crossing, we quickly descended from tier 3 to the parking lot and got on the bus. At the exit, nothing was checked and we moved to our destination. As usual, we were not lucky, and for some reason the information board did not work on the bus, with the names of the stops, but focusing on the description, we carefully looked at the names of the stops on the boards. De-Koog is the terminus of this route, where the bus makes a U-turn and goes back to the ferry. All the way you will drive through beautiful fields with many sheep, looking at the village houses.

Upon arrival, you urgently need to navigate in maps.me on the sea side. It is almost impossible to get lost here, if you go from the stop to the right, looking at it, and then to the left, you will see everything at once. After going straight for some distance, you will see local cafe-hotels, and an interesting bridge.

Further along the coast, you need to find 3 pier. I was guided by the GPS coordinates, which I found on the Internet and on Russian and foreign sources. You need to walk for about 30 minutes. In general, normal people go there in the summer, but since our trip turned out to be in the winter, we had to go there in the winter). I think I will still have time to visit here in other conditions. By the way, conditions were normal, warm enough, only it was raining (which is the norm in the Netherlands) and a strong wind was blowing.

Our wonderful umbrella broke in 10 minutes, and although I read that these umbrellas are disposable, I did not expect that to that extent. At first, it turned out 15 times, but then it was just that all the fasteners were scattered to pieces by the sharp blow of the wind, and it was no longer possible to assemble it. Within 25-30 minutes we came to the place indicated on the coordinates.

Unfortunately, in winter it all looked different from the film, and we wondered if we had come there. We went a little further, but since we are walking fast, it would not have looked like 30 minutes, as in other reports. And the coordinates have disappeared abruptly. Having decided that in winter they simply do not clean this path from the sand, we stayed here. And all the other elements were the same. We should have seen something like this (taken from another person's report)

And they saw the path covered with sand

But still, it did not frustrate us in the least, I was very pleased, because it was a mini-goal of our big trip, and everything worked out according to plan, because we arrived in Amsterdam very early, and it would be nothing, but here we looked at the surroundings at the same time.

After staying here for about half an hour, we went back, wet, hungry, tired, but happy. Right on the pier, not far from the stop, there was a cafe, where we landed. The view from here was incredibly cinematic, thanks in part to the cafe's interior.

They brought us a cappuccino first, along with? in my opinion it was cognac.

After resting in a cafe, there were about 15 minutes before the arrival of the bus on the ferry, since I took a picture of the schedule. It was about 5 minutes to walk, but after leaving the cafe, we took some more pictures near the amusing high sign.
By the way, the signs with the names of the stops look like this - the desired stop to this place is BADWEG. If suddenly someone also has to navigate by the name.

Upon arrival on the bus, an awkward situation emerged. I still did not understand then what is a return ticket - a ferry or a bus. It seemed to me that the saleswoman was trying to tell me that some kind of ticket is not refundable. Entering the bus, of course, the card sounded red, for which I took out a purse and handed the driver 10 euros for “that people”. I did not understand his answer at all, but he did not want to take money. I once again handed him the map, he studied it, squeaked again, it squeaked red again, to which he simply waved his hand in the direction of the bus. We already decided not to get on the ferry, and spent the entire journey on the bus. We got on the return train quickly, here the schedule fit comfortably. The train was even more modern, it seemed to me

All the way you can look at wind farms, ordinary mills built in the 18th century, and just private houses. Of course, it is more interesting to go during the day than in the early morning, because there is something to see.

Very soon we arrived in Amsterdam, and we needed to check in, but this is already in the next post.

For the manual, how to get here, a huge human thanks to this person -