I've booked a 1 day tour to Volendam, Marken, Zaanse Schans and finally to Keukenhof.. Be prepared.. this entry is full of pictures.. I just can't choose.. and not so much of a writing.. just pictures tell a thousand words..
1st stop is Volendam.. Volendam is a fishing village where they have lines of cafe selling fresh fish and chips.. here at Volendam we get to see how cheese are made.. and we get to taste all kind of cheese.. and I learn to love a new way to eat cheese.. with jam.. yupp! cheese and blueberry jam..
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| one of the houses with large window |
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| beautiful houses |
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| cheese factory |
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| cheese making demo |
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| in the cheese shop |
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| tasting the cheese |
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| smoked cheese |
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| pretty tiles |
If you notice, we walked in between houses.. and yes they are people living in it.. and they go about doing their daily business
While everybody have their fish and chips, we walked to search for a bakery.. and we had coffee and croissant there.. ohh.. we did get to try their poffertjes.. it is a Dutch pancake.. and it sure is yummy to eat it while its hot..
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| the bakery |
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| a cup of hot coffee on a chilly day |
From Volendam we took a 20 minutes ferry ride to another town, Marken.. there we have to walk through lines of beautiful Dutch houses to go to clogs factory.. here we get to see on how clogs are made traditionally.. and here I get to see my first ever tulip plants.. all this while I only get to see a stalks of tulips..
After that, we were brought to another village, Zaanse Schans.. Here we get to see so many windmills.. and we can see how a peanut oil were made in a windmill.. and they only use the energy generated by the windmill.. no external energy whatsoever..
With that, we ended our 5.5 hours tour.. and we were brought back to Amsterdam city where we have to catch for another coach to Keukenhof.. I just can't wait to go there.. We were there until the park's closing time..
After that we went to the tulips field where thousands of tulips planted in thousands of rows.. so many colours ans so many types of tulips.. We get to take a couple of pictures before our call time to catch the coach back to the city.. Please be aware that keukenhof only open 3 months in a year between March till May.. So if you would like to see thousands of tulips blooming (like me) do plan your visit.. its every penny worth..
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| walking to the tulips field |
I seriously love todays itinerary.. for me, these are the highlights of the whole trip.. and if I were asked for an advide, I would a must go place but maybe my 1 day itinerary can be separated to 2 days so that you will get more time at all the stops.. unlike mine, we had to rush for everything..
Volendam, Marken and Zaanse Schans plus Keukenhof tour (1 day) : €185.00
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