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Stunning Heritage Village
As my flight was at midnight, I had one more day to spend near Amsterdam. Having felt that I thoroughly covered Amsterdam, I traveled just a bit north to a historic village for the afternoon.
Zaanse Schans is an open air conservation area on the bank of the Zaan River. It's a restored village which displays the traditional architecture of the area and resides in a peaceful landscape with vast ...
New person on the helm
12th July 2012
Woke up and had tea in bed followed by bacon and egg sandwiches. Jean brought 3 packs of smoked bacon with her, which is lovely. John had a cunning plan as to how to get out of the box mooring! Isi had a similar idea which both proved to be good. The wind had dropped and the rain had stopped making it a lot easier so Isi brought Spring Tide out without a problem. It had been the most awkward mooring ...
Hallo Amsterdam
... we were encouraged (to put it politely) to buy something so that we would be allowed to occupy the seats. We thought this was fair enough, but when we'd finished our drinks and were all but told to move on, we consulted the Amsterdam tourist book to find that the Dutch are some of the most hospitable people going. Obviously not these ones!
After whiling away a few hours, it was time for me to get back to the airport and fly home to ...
The city of Canals and Houseboats.....
... of the city. Horse & Buggy rides were being offered in the square and there was also an individual dressed like Darth Vader, offering photos for a price. We eventually ended up the a very busy street with many restaurants and shops, and had a very brief look at a small Church in that area.
By this time it was well after noon, and we finally ended up at a restaurant that had a HUGE buffet selection on several floors. There was everything from salads to a ...
Blowing in the Wind
We woke up this morning ready to see a different part of Holland. We were making our way to a place called Zaanse Schans in Zaandijk. Before we left Amsterdam though, we made our way through one of the local markets where we found hundreds of stalls selling fabric, undergarments, fresh juices, toys, food, etc. It was very entertaining to walk through, but I was able to restrain myself from buying anything because we ...
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