Alkmaar Cheese Market

Only one week left in Holland

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April 14th 2011
We can't believe that we have been in Holland already for 4 weeks. We have only one week left and still feels like so much to see, do and hear. April 01. 2011 After a great night's sleep and some time to relax for a couple days, we were ready again to see some more sights.  We headed back to Alkmaar, to check out the cheese market. Cheese has been weighed in Alkmaar since 1593. T ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Friesland

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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