Views of Volendam

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“Travel is not a reward for working, it’s education for living.” – Anthony Bourdain

Brittany heading back to NY and we are empty nesters once again.
After saying our goodbyes we headed out. From Schiphol airport we took a train, a metro and a bus to Volendam. Entire journey was about 50 minutes. Gotta love their transportation here ‼️
It’s a beautiful harbor town on the Markermeer Sea.
Nice place to walk around. The large white building on the right is where we rented bikes.
Lots of tourists are drawn to this town.
A favorite dish in this region is kibbeling – or cod.
Along with kibbeling people in this part of Holland love their eels! Ummm, no thank you!
While biking around the countryside, I spotted this sign. Does it mean “hello”? or “welcome” to the neighborhood? On closer inspection I spotted a school (upper left corner) – then I got it – slow down, kids in the area!
Swan family floating by as we crossed a small bridge.
Typical scene – canals everywhere!!!
Beautiful onions, set out to dry before going into storage or to market, perhaps?
We learned about Henri as we traveled around the Netherlands. In 1974 he began making his famous cheese in Katwoude, Holland. From the beginning he was a pioneer with an eye for interesting new products. In the early eighties this drive to innovate led him to the creation of the first Gouda style cheese made from goat’s milk. I’m planning to look for his label when I get back home 😉
Oh, hello there!
They even have a statue dedicated to eels!
Enough with the eels already – not gonna try ‘em!
The morning we left town – a bit sad to be leaving
the Netherlands but the rainbow was a good sign!
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