We have been quite lucky with the weather. It has been sunny most days. In April (in Iceland and Amsterdam) that is a tall order! Yesterday we strolled in Amsterdam along the Haarlemmerstraat. Today we took the train to a nearby town called Alkmaar to partake in their Friday Cheese Market, where these guys carry wheels of cheese to be weighed and then they load them on to a boat to take along a canal to be sold.
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Picking out croissants at Dirk van den Broek grocery store |
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Yogurts, stroop waffels.... |
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Kids were so excited when they saw this carnival being erected at Dam Square just outside our apartment |
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Playpark near Haarlemmerstraat |
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Small street near Centraal Station |
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Look what I found in Amsterdam! One week unlimited (for newbies) for only 12 Euros. Excellent price! I went to a class yesterday and it was pretty good. |
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This is pretty much what the kids do every dinner. |
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At Amsterdam Centraal Station getting ready to board a train to Alkmaar, site of big cheese fest |
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Dutch pancake stand in Alkmaar. |
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These were REALLY good. |
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Cheese festival/market in the main square. These men carry 8 blocks of cheese to the weigh station (to the left) and then carry them back to the barrel where they are wheeled off to the canal. |
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Church in Alkmaar. Very cute city. |
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More Alkmaar. |
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Sandwich vendor in the main square at Alkmaar |
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We got this bike messenger/courier bag for my bike and Olin enjoyed carrying it like a sandwich board. It fit quite well over his head! |
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Frites in a cone with mayonnaise! Finally! They were very good. |
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Bubble tea |
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Dutch countryside on the train |
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Once we got on to the ferris wheel in Dam Square in Amsterdam, we got some very nice views. |
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Royal Palace - view from ferris wheel |
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View down the street to Centraal Station from the ferris wheel |
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Leelee actually popped a balloon and got a nice stuffed animal as a prize! He was super excited. |
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"House of Fun" |
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Olin actually captured one of these Pikachu stuffed animals on his last try! He was so excited!!! |
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Fun bike. Kid seat on back, kid seat right behind the handlebars, and a front rack. Now when I get home I just want to load up my bike with kids, groceries, and anything else and just ride around! It's a little crazy to ride here, but they definitely follow a sort of erratic order, and once we got the hang of it (after about a day) it was fairly easy, just a little frenzied. |
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Their prizes. |
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