Alkmaar, Netherlands Travel Blogs

Alkmaar: From Cheese....
Apr 10, 2009 (14 photos)

... them? I digress. Where was I? Oh yes, the boat trip. This lasted about 45 minutes and took us around the canals of Alkmaar, pointing out the historic buildings as we went. It turned into a bit of an adventure trip as we passed under 22 low bridges. ...

I've got too much smoke in my eyesss
Aug 24, 2005 (10 photos)

Well today has been nice, we have gone to the towns Haarlem and Alkamaar, pretty little towns accesible by train, so we decided to make use of our rail passes. Alkamaar was about 25 minutes from Aamsterdam, so we went to that one first. It was small, with ...

Alkmaar
May 12, 2005 (7 photos)

Alkmaar turned out to be one of the most beautiful little towns that we have ever seen. Unfortunately because Alkmaar was such a small town it was hard to find a place to stay, and we were forced to rent a room in a 4 star Best Western Hotel. Oh well, it ...

Video of Alkmaar on market day
Jan 28, 2008 (1 photos)

Here's a short video of a walk through parts of the weekly street market in Alkmaar, held every Saturday.

niet echt een wereldreiziger
Jun 19, 2009 (1 photos)

Tja, een account aangemaakt om mijn broer en schoonzus een bericht te kunnen sturen. Zij zijn de wereldreizigers, met de zeilboot de wereld rond in 80 dagen, uuhhhhh, 5 jaar.

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Market Day
Jan 26, 2008 (7 photos)

... Spanish tyranny. It looked like the Spanish were winning. Many Dutch towns were under siege, the population starving. But Alkmaar kicked ass and the tide turned--the Spanish were routed and Dutch independence established.  A grateful nation gave the ...

Koninginnedag 2008
May 5, 2008 (12 photos)

Koninginne-- what? It's Dutch for Queen's Day. It's not Queen Beatrix's real birthday but it is an excuse for a party. It's the day the Dutch get down. Wear funny hats. Drink beer in the streets. Hold a gigantic national garage sale. Seriously. ...

With the Dutch GSE Team
May 29, 2007

... to Alkmaar, the roads were crowded with German caravans returning from their long weekend. Dinner at Greet's house in the centre of Alkmaar with her husband Paul and the two teams was a terrific celebration. We are in the final stretch. There is much ...

Cheese Market and Traditional Dutch town
Aug 19, 2005

... Amsterdam which go out to a few other places during the day for a couple hours. Overall, I can truly say I have seen the Netherlands. Of course I am sure there are plenty of other places I could go see in the Netherlands but now I think I can appreciate ...

from alkmaar to hamburg
May 1, 1992

My city of birth

Medieval Alkmaar
Jun 30, 2009 (5 photos)

... for people from around northern Holland: cheese heads (in Dutch: kaaskoppen). It’s not a compliment. The city of Alkmaar turns this nickname around during one weekend in June, when the medieval centre is transformed into Kaeskoppenstad (cheese head ...

Day 2 - A7 over the meer
Sep 24, 2005 (14 photos)

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