Edam

Edam followed by Volendam

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September 1st 2009
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 ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Edam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more