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Alkmaar Slideshow
Top Hotels in Alkmaar
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Golden Tulip Hotel Alkmaar
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Golden Tulip Jan Van Scorel Hotel Schoorl Alkmaar
10 reviews
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Hotel de Palatijn Alkmaar
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Amrath Hotel Alkmaar
52 reviews
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Familie Hotel Alkmaar
8 reviews
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Hotel Stad en Land Alkmaar
15 reviews
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Grand Hotel Alkmaar
16 reviews
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De Rijper Eilanden Alkmaar
7 reviews
Alkmaar
Travel Blogs from Alkmaar, Netherlands
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Slapen met Sokken
Kwart over zes zondagochtend 18 september… de geluidsgolven van de wekker boren mijn oren in, het wordt tijd om op te staan. Vandaag gaan we naar Jakarta! Last minute opruimwoede wil niet echt baten, want pa en ma staan voor ik het weet al voor ...
Alkmaar: From Cheese....
... from 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 ...
The Dutch Countryside
Monday morning we woke up late to the faint clanging of plates and utensils and the whistle of the tea kettle. Lonneke was cooking up a healthy breakfast feast (much needed after our strict diet of french fries with mayo and pub food). We all sat around ...
I've got too much smoke in my eyesss
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, ...
Alkmaar
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 ...
Cheese Carrier's Guild / Flower Parade
... still being used at the original weigh station on Friday mornings. Then to the museum in De Cruquius showing how the Netherlands was reclaimed from the sea over the years. Very interesting. At night on to the Bollenstreek ( bulb growing ...
licorice, Cheese and Bicycles
... of taste between very salty and very sweet. We love it. The photos start with a trip courtesy of our host Jacqueline to Alkmaar, a town famous for it’s weekly cheese market auction, and for us it was also famous for non stop rain that ...
Video of Alkmaar on market day
Here's a short video of a walk through parts of the weekly street market in Alkmaar, held every ...
Keukenhof, Space expo, Zaanse Schans
... type of cheeses. If you are really interested only about windmills then perhaps Kinderdjik is better place, but if you want to see more of Dutch tradition then I suggest that you visit Zaanse Schans. Our hotels was in Alkmaar and tomorrow you know ...
La ciutat dels formatges
Tot i que nosaltres vam arribar-hi tard, en aquesta ciutat holandesa amb un centre de la ciutat encisador s'hi fa cada divendres al matí una mena de fira-exposició-mercat tradicional del formatge que no deixa de ser com un culte a aquest producte tant ...
Alkmaar and surrounds
... I'm told it has been a good summer but we have just struck it badly (it has rained every day of our time in the Netherlands!) Back in Alkmaar we backed up all our photos onto two external harddrives, so we could clear off the memory cards. About 800 ...
Just say cheese !
... the market is for now just for the tourists as the real cheese trading takes place elsewhere. Getting into Alkmaar was the first challenge - cars everywhere and the rain lashing down on us. I'm thinking a holiday in the Maldives or ...
Alkmaar
Po noční cestě přes Německo jsme ráno dojeli do města Alkmaar kde se konají zajímavé sýrové trhy. Na náměstí je plno dřevěných nosítek s koláčema různých sýrů. Procházka po ...
Market Day
... as possible. But we need lettuce, and onions and lemons. It's time to go shopping. Saturday is market day in Alkmaar. The streets are crowded with shoppers. Our normally cozy little town is transformed into a frenzied nightmare of consumerism. ...
Koninginnedag 2008
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
... 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
... 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 the way of life here. Please are not work-a-holics here as many are in the states. They ...
Medieval Alkmaar
... 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 ...
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