Blogs from Edam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

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After Texel, I decided to show a “traditional” Dutch town to Diana and Francis. We decided to go check out Edam and Marken. Edam is most well known for its cheese market that happens on Fridays. Although we were not here on a Friday we got to sample some of the delicious cheeses. I really love Dutch cheese. I never got into cheeses when I was living in Australia, but the Dutch cheese… mmm lekker (tasty). We had a walk around the small town then settled to some cheese and baguette for lunch. Followed by some tasty scrolls and cakes from the bakery. Following Edam, we decided to catch the bus to Volendam. I had visited Volendam previously with Nadia and I thought it would be nice to take Diana and Francis there. We had a ... read more

Today was the windiest day so far since I've been here. I'm not talking about the short Seattle gusts of wind that just whip you a bit in the face. This was like sticking your head out of the window of a moving car - kind of wind. I didn't think it was so bad until I almost got blown off my bike as I rode to school - I'm not kidding! The wind was blowing at my side so the whole way to school I had to lean quite a bit on my bike to avoid getting blown down. I felt like Piglet on the Blustery Day when the only thing that saved him from blowing away was a big fat scarf around his neck that Pooh bear held on to. I had a meeting ... read more

Edam is a small village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. The town of 7,000 inhabitants is mostly a bedroom community for Amsterdam, but was once a thriving seaport. Now known for its cheese. After spending a few hours in Edam, it was back to Amsterdam for the afternoon and The National Rememberance Ceremony. The National Rememberance Ceremony took place at the National Monument on Dam Square at 8p.m. The square was closed for daily traffic from 4p.m. on. A few minutes before 8p.m., HM Queen Beatrix laid a wreath at the foot of the National Monument. At 8p.m. sharp, two minutes of silence were observed by more than 20,000 people who had gathered on Dam Square, a very impressive moment. The two minutes of silence were observed throughout the Netherlands.... read more