Holland

Our riverboat cruise through The Netherlands and Belgium, April 2007

Walking through Enkhuizen

Enkhuizen was established between 1000 and 1200 and is magnificently preserved. The city prospered due to its herring fishing industry and trade from the Dutch East India Company.

: Street in Enkhuizen

: Arched doorway from the 1600’s

: Drommedaris, defense tower at the entrance to the harbor from 1540

: Harbor with pleasure boats

: House boats abound

: Beautifully preserved city

The Zuider Zee Open-Air Museum

The museum depicts the everyday life from the fishing villages that surrounded the Zuiderzee, including 19th century houses, shops and public buildings. Included are demonstrations on almost forgotten rope-making and fish smoking.

: Eel nets

: View of buildings in museum

: Scenes of the fishing village

: Manicured gardens

: Tombstone marker within church

: Fishing hut with eel nets

: Smoking the herring

: Drying the herring

: Street scene

: Sail maker

: Butcher shop

: Cheese shop

: Joke Shop

: Collection of shop “signs”. These are for the doctor’s shop. The “sign” is saying “Ahhhh”.

: The laundry – works with steam. Notice rotating drum at right

: Making rope

: Kilns for making lime from shells

: A Dutch windmill

Hoorn

Hoorn was once one of Holland’s richest port cities and was a headquarters of the Dutch East India Company and dates back to 1357

: Going through one of the many locks

: This lock goes OVER the road

: The Hoofdtoren, built in 1532, a harbor defense. The belfry was added in the 17th century

: Welcome to Hoorn

: Getting ready to sail

: One of many houseboats in Holland

: Famous building with cow motif

: Street scene

: The foundations of these buildings is fill from the sea. Look at how they lean.

: The former State Council Building dating from 1632

: The Waag, former Municipal Scales Building dating from 1609. Dutch Classical style.

: Nice weathervane

: Harbor Scene

Volendam

: The making of wooden shoes

: Wooden shoes for the tourists

: Street scene in Volendam

: Leave your shoes at the door

: Approaching the fishing village of Marken with their distinctive green cottages

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