I left my heart in IJlst

I'm devoting a separate post to photos of IJlst because I loved it so much.  It was so pretty.  If I ever come back to Holland, I will stay here again in a heartbeat.  I'm sure there are other lovely towns that are equally nice (we saw several, actually)... but once you've found a piece of paradise, why look further?

What can I say?  The photos speak for themselves, I think.  Sigh.

When we arrived in IJlst, it was rainy and grey.  When we left, it was bright and sunny.  Beautiful, either way.

P.S.  I may also left my heart in a few other places along the way... Pont en Royans, Vaison la Romaine, Bordeaux, pretty much all of the medieval villages in France... and every single Boulangerie in France...to name a few places.  But if I could pick one spot to go back to, I really think it would be IJlst.

P.P.S.  And I think Cameron embraced Friesland as well.  (Posted with permission... haha)