Keukenhof Gardens
April 28th 2023 Monarch Empress sailed overnight from Medemblik to Zaandam. To do so required sailing along the Markemeer coast, through Amsterdam southbound and then following the Zikanal up to Zaandam. There was no opportunity this time to see a bit of Zaandam as we had at Dordrecht. At Zaandam, we boarded coaches to take us to the Keukenhof Gardens at Lisse. Along the way, the local guide gave us the history o
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