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Good evening mastodon! Tonight I'm staying in the quaint #Dutch town of Hoevelaken*!

Join me on a little tour of the center of this town you'll never visit!

We start with a video showing the grand entrance of town. Local Hoevelaken youth buzzes by on their way to local youth stuff!

*pronounced [hoof-ai-lake-an]

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#tourism #visitHoevelaken

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Entering this town center we encounter a variety of shops, food places and facilities serving the community.

First we pass one of the multiple (!!) local snackbars. According to Google Reviews burgers "not that bad. Better than the chicken". Unfortunately I could not test it myself as they're closed on Monday and Tuesday and the rest of this week.

Some guy named John Stuur does not like how there's a unisex toilet.

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Moving on we stumble upon a Rommelmarktwinkel (rommel markt winkel). Literally translates that makes a Trash Market Store. More sensibly: a flea market store selling used trinkets.

#language

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Entering the main square Hoevelaken-de-gekste!

Moped drivers are not allowed. Cyclists are.

The restaurant ("Italian & World restaurant La Salita") is genuinely a good place. The owner is a nice guy.

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Tonight I'm not eating at the restaurant though. After spending ten hours at work talking with people my social battery is like American democracy, so I'm buying some food to eat in my hotel room.

I'm buying this at the excellent local supermarket called ̶A̶l̶b̶e̶r̶t̶ ̶H̶e̶i̶j̶n̶ Jumbo.

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Hoevelaken cares about its less mobile citizens. That's why there's a mobility scooter store right in the center.
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Outside the mobility scooter store we discover something exciting: no war on #xmas in Hoevelaken! What an exciting and festive pumpkin! 🎃
#xmas
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Now. Not to be negative but Hoevelaken also has its dark side. Due to, what I assume, the high population density some of its inhabitants just have to park on the sidewalk.
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That said, Hoevelaken cares about #nature. Here's a box for leaves (ONLY LEAVES).

Yes. 'Cause you don't want stray leaves.

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The leaf box is close to this excellent #sequoia, a tree famous for being an evergreen.

I like this tree.

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People of Hoevelaken love putting items in dedicated boxes. #Dog poop goes here.
#Dog
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Quick reminder. Hoevelaken is not just any town. They have a passion for quality. Discover it!

And that's what this thread is all about.

#amazing #quality

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Now here's a fun thing many people don't know about #Holland. Due to the ever rising popularity of #cycling, gas stations all over the country have been converted into bicycle repair and rental shops. Here's the one in Hoevelaken.