Amsterdam 2016 ~ Volendam
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Reached Volendam! First we went to eat lunch at one of the restaraunts - I can't remember what we ate but I think it was fish-and-chips. After that we walked around on the touristy street and took some pictures. The small little houses on the road leading towards Volendam are so triangular and cute - they look straight out of a picture book!
Seaview from Volendam - isn't it so beautiful? Again, it looked like a scenery straight out of a picture book with its crystal blue seas, bright blue skies with fluffy billowy clouds, and of course, yachts sailing on the water!
And this is the cutest scene ever! We saw two angmoh kids playing by the beach, with their parents watching nearby. It looked like those pictures we saw in those Peter and Jane books when I was little.
Next: Amsterdam City
After visiting the beautiful Zaanse Schans windmill village, we were transported to yet another picturesque yet touristy place - Volendam.
The (very) brief introduction by our tour guide was that Volendam was originally a harbour, which was then dammed and reclaimed. Hence the name means something like "filled dam". Today, Volendam is an area bustling with tourists - there are many restaurants, photography shops which you can wear traditional Dutch costume to take photos, and also souvenir shops! We bought most of our Holland souvenirs here - clock, magnets, decorative trinkets, etc. I bought a gray Amsterdam sweater here as my luggage was still stuck in transit and I was so cold at night without a proper jacket.
The route to Volendam is very scenic, there are a lot of waterways and bridges connecting the greenery, and the water is so clean! We even saw swans in the canals. And the houses in the Volendam neighbourhood are very big and modern and well-kept.
Reached Volendam! First we went to eat lunch at one of the restaraunts - I can't remember what we ate but I think it was fish-and-chips. After that we walked around on the touristy street and took some pictures. The small little houses on the road leading towards Volendam are so triangular and cute - they look straight out of a picture book!
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| Handmade Dutch dolls |
Seaview from Volendam - isn't it so beautiful? Again, it looked like a scenery straight out of a picture book with its crystal blue seas, bright blue skies with fluffy billowy clouds, and of course, yachts sailing on the water!
And this is the cutest scene ever! We saw two angmoh kids playing by the beach, with their parents watching nearby. It looked like those pictures we saw in those Peter and Jane books when I was little.
Next: Amsterdam City
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