25 Sep 2010 - Holland tops the the list of '
obscure holidays' as was recently published by Lonely Planet. In fact, Holland is mentioned four (yes, FOUR!) times in the top 10. At number one Lonely Planet lists a night in the orange capsule hotel in The Hague. The capsules were used until 1972 for life-saving operations at sea, and only have a diameter of 4.2. meters. The capsules come with a survival food package and chemical toilet. Other obscure holidays in Holland are staying in the "Crane Hotel" in Harlingen, where one can spent a night at ultimate height in the cabin of a crane, or a peaceful camping experience on a floating raft (no electricity and no toilet available). The rafts are only available by canoe. At number 10 Lonely Planet recommends spending the night in one of the two hotel suites in the Euromast in Rotterdam - the tower standing more than 100 meters tall in the Rotterdam harbor. Reservations for all these 'obscure' locations are essential, as most locations are fully booked months ahead.
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funny... I stayed in the crane hotel, stayed on the camping island and I did a night in the Euromast... now only to overcome the orange floating bowls. But probably I will not try that. I don't like the view from the window (picture).
The other 3 places were great. The Crane is very quite and it's so nice to 'go up to your bed'. The camping on the water was lovely, woke up by the sound of the cows munching the grass next to te 'frontdoor' and then jumped in the water for a nature bath. It was very warm that day, that surely helped.
The Euromast is fabulous, you have to go up here before 11 and then you are locked up with a basket full of lovely bites (including champagne, great sandwiches and all kinds of sweets). That night, overlooking Rotterdam and the port was fabulous. The concierge told us, in the morning, that only few people have a good night sleep there; everybody is getting drunk on Champagne and no one wants to close their eyes, because it's sooo beautiful.
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