Alkmaar, again?

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“When you choose to collect experiences rather than things, you never run out of storage space.” – Joshua Becker

My veteran follows will recognize this as the “prison” that we stayed in two years ago – Since Brittany decided to travel with us for a couple of weeks in the Netherlands, we decided to return to this unique hotel with her.
Alkmaar is a very pretty town with plenty of canals to enjoy.
“Of course Brittany if you’re going to the Netherlands, you’ll want to bike!” It didn’t take long for us to find a windmill or a kitty when we set out on our first explore!
This kitty looks a lot like her kitty at home – Nico – Oh! And by the way, she’s a childless (I prefer childfree) cat lady!!! 😉
Destination – the North Sea
We biked through sand dunes and I was impressed with the herringbone path that we rode on.
Oh and the sand dunes were pretty impressive, too!
I also loved the heather that decorated the dunes.
Success! We made it to the North Sea and it was lovely.
Any Whovian will recognize this as a Dalek – for everyone else, it’s a trash bin.
Alkmaar’s biggest building isn’t the church or the Town Hall, but the richly decorated Weigh House, used since the 16th century for weighing cheese. The right to weigh, sell, and tax cheese is what put Alkmaar on the map in the Middle Ages, and it’s still what the town is celebrated for today.
“Think about the udder importance of cheese to this culture—wheying the fact that it has long kept the Dutch economy moo-ing.” – Rick Steves
These tiny pancakes are called poffertjes – fascinating to watch the process of making them and delicious to eat! 😋
Me, taking in the sites.,
and Brittany enjoying the canal.
Murph ordered beef cheeks that night
and Brittany and I ordered “butter chicken”. The difference was that mine dish was made with roasted cauliflower instead of chicken. Everyone enjoyed their dishes!
We biked amongst the polders – reclaimed land.

And spotted unique birds – like this Eurasian Oyster Catcher. Fun fact: it does NOT eat oysters 🤷🏾‍♀️

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  10. Looks like a fantastic day for you guys !
    I was intrigued by the mayo with the fries ! They serve them that way in Australia as well. They’re quite good ! Great looking meals. 👍🏻 Have fun.

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  14. It’s good to return with your children to places you’ve enjoyed, isn’t it? I expect you’ve seen it through ‘new eyes’ too.

    Aron has said that Dutch cuisine can be a bit bland, but your choices look scrummy! 😋

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  15. you nailed that alliteration 😂

    This one made me hungry just reading it… delicious and looks beautiful! I’ll add the cheese weighing building to my list of must see!

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