Provincie Noord-Holland Travel Guide

Because of my curiosity of the red light district, so my friends who live in Amsterdam show me this colorful district, and luckily we are all girls..... In the day time this district just same like other place in big city, maybe the different just the smell from coffeeshop and also many shop sell product that base on cannabis, there are candies,...

Automatic vending machines for burgers, chips (fries) and croquettes. It's pretty cheap and pretty terrible. But if you're hungry, everything else is closed and you don't fancy a night shop rip-off, then needs must when the devil vomits into your kettle (c) Blackadder. Not a huge range for vegetarians. Situated all over town. I've only ever had...

The Stadthuis is one of the three buildings which really stand out on Haarlem's Grote Markt (the others being St Bavo and the Vleeshal). It stands on the west of the square. Originally, from around 1100, there was a wooden building on the site which was used as a hunting lodge by the Counts of Holland. William ll (who preferred to live in Den...

How about Crocodile Dundee salad, South African butternut King mussels, Californian rare grill tuna tataki, Caribbean fruit soup ...... The list goes on. It's just food from all over the world. When I revisited Haarlem in 2014 I was pleased to see the restaurant was still there. Business hours: Mo-Su: 5:30PM - 10PM Greek-sigara New Zealand's lamb...

The Schiphol Panorma Terrace is great place to spend some time with children and watch all the activities on the platforms below. The terrace stretches over most of the terminal building roof at the platform side, so there always is room enough. Expect some school classes visiting and the sounds and smells of airplanes are obvious. 2011 Update: A...

For the local hotels around Schiphol and in the neighbouring villages of Hoofddorp, Badhoevedorp and Zwanenburg use the hotel-reservations switchboard located in the arrivals hall opposite the airport information desk.For the Amsterdam hotels the Connexxion Airport Hotel Shuttle Bus leaves 3 times per hour during office hours and stops at more than...

One of the things we did in 1950 was visit the Cheese Market. In those days it was pretty low key. The thing I remember the most was the bouncing cheeses. There was a long boat like cradle which was loaded with cheese. One of the men would clap his hands, and then two man (porters) dressed in white would carry the cheese (they had harnesses on...

The Alkmaar station is from 1865 and has been changed over the years. It was build as a standard station (SS) building of the Staatsspoorwegen company. It's one of the Intercity station on the line Amsterdam to Den Helder. Until 1931 steam locomotives were in operation; thereafter the first electric trains served the line.

It's easy to travel to Hoorn by train. There are direct Intercity train from the Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal to Hoorn.The station building dates from 1883 and the first train connection was opened in 1884 to Zaandam. In 1885 the tracks to Enkhuizen were opened.More tracks opened later to Medemblik (1887) and Heerhugowaard and Alkmaar...

There still was a Free Record Shop in operation mid-2013.The chain of shops went bankrupt, but take over talks where ongoing, so a limited business may be the future.Music CD's were minimal and I suspect the games will be the only survivors.Business hours:Mo: 1PM - 6PMTu-We: 9:30AM - 6PMTh: 9:30 - 9PMFr: 9:30 - 6PMSa: 9AM - 5PMAugust 2013: This...

As you can see in the photos here, the main attraction in Volendam are the homes, boats and wharfs. You step back in time a few hundred years as you explore this beautiful village. Enjoy a cup of coffee or some fish at the port and also the many old boats there. Or maybe even try the ever present herring.

In 1950, the people of Volendam still wore their traditional dress. There were wooden shoes outside the doors of the houses, and we bought some wooden shoes for ourselves.It is still a popular tourist attraction which is, well known for the old fishing boats and traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume consists of a...

De Chinese Muur is a Chinese restaurant offering an All You Can Eat menu for € 22,50 per person. Also a la carte dining is possible.Take away, delivery and catering service available.Business hours:Daily: 11:30AM - 10PM

Croissanterie Avanti is a popular bakery at the Spoorstraat.The shop sells croissants, french loafs, cakes and ice cream.There is a counter to the street for fast service; inside there is room to enjoy a drink, coffee tea, etc.Business hours:Mo-Fr: 9AM - 6PMSa: 9AM - 6PMSu: Closed Croissants.

Den Hoorn is the most southern village of Texel and was built in the 15th century on a boulder clay surface (‘t Klif’). Inhabitants were farmers, cattle breeders and fishermen and later during the days of the Dutch East India Company also ship pilots. In the ‘Herenstraaat’ still are several pilot houses. Although Den Hoorn is situated nearby the...

If you like to stay near stunning coastlines on your camping holidays, the Netherlands is an excellent choice of destination. The country has three seaboards to choose from: the Noordzee, Waddeneilanden and the Waddenzee at the northern part of the country, all with an unstable climate, but a coastline which offers a whole world of possibilities....

I guess we all agree on this on; there is nothing more exciting than going travelling - exploring another country, experiencing a different culture, travelling around in new ways, sampling the local cuisine and chatting to the local people for a different perspective on life.However during our travels we learned that there is one certain thing that...

The Zuiderzee musuem consist of two parts an indoor and an outdoormuseum. Due to the weather we didnt see the outdoor part. This is the nicest part though. There they have rebuild the houses and dwellings from about 1850 - 1930, to show us how it was. Because when the Afsluit dijk closed in 1932, the old life vanished quickly. In the summer time,...

Zandvoort is easy to reach by train.Just a 10 minutes ride from Haarlem or 30 minutes from Amsterdam Central.Zandvoort is at the end of the tracks.Real time Public Transportation info on the Zandvoort map.

Eethuys-Café De Zandvoorter is a great place for a lunch, light dinner or just a stop for a drink.Prices are very reasonable and the quality is good.The terrace is from the seaside out of the wind, what makes this place very attractive most of the year.

This is De Kat Windmill, and it was first constructed in Zaandam between 1646 and 1696, but devasted by a fire in 1782. It was rebuilt again and some 200 years later it was taken apart and rebuilt again in Zaasnse Schan. De Kat Windmill creates pigments for traditional paint production from raw materials....

This is the Windmill De Huisman and it is a snuff mill that dates back to the year 1786. It is nowadays fixed on top of the spice warehouse Indië’s Welvaren that dates back to the year 1908. Both mills were built in Zaandam, close to each other, where they had to move in 1955, so they had been taken apart and rebuilt again in Zaanse...

De Gekroonde Poelenburg is the name of another windmill it is used as a sawmill. Once there used to be about 200 such windmills working in the Zaan area. That type of windmill is called Paltrok mill and it has an open working floor on three sides and mostly a dark, tar-covered body and the whole mill can be turned into the wind, as it stands on a...

Amstelveen can be travelled to by bus, metro or tram.Public transportation info on the Amstelveen map.The metro and tram are part of the AMsterdam GVB company.

The village Ouderkerk aan de Amstel has several very good and established restaurants:Groot PaardenburgKlein Paardenburg't Jagershuis Ron Blaauw't DeurtjeLuteTo avoid unpleasant surprises: the quality comes with a price-tag. Check out the websites of the restaurants to get an idea of the prices.Most of the restaurants offer free parking.See my...

IJmuiden has no central bus station, so you have to select the right bus or the right bus stop (in case you must change buses).IJmuiden is served by the following Connexxion bus company buses:-3 -IJmuiden rotonde Stadspark-Haarlem train station-Haarlem Schalkwijk-74 -IJmuiden Dennekoplaan-Velsen-Beverwijk-Heemskerk-75 -IJmuiden aan Zee-Haarlem...

The best way to explore the Netherlands is by bike. The surroundings of IJmuiden are no exception. Discover the beautiful National Park South Kennemerland. Differences in soil, altitude, climate and groundwater concerns in the dunes for a variety of living conditions for plants and animals. Hence you can come suddenly face to face with bison, deer,...

be very careful of pickpockets while you are watching the activities of the cheese market where it can get very busy. I always carry my handbag in front of me when visiting busy places - but that is the same the world over...... pity.

The 15th century Speeltoren is the reason for the beautiful carillon sounds you can hear in Edam every few minutes. It's all that remains of the Kleine Kerk (Small Church) which was demolished in the late 19th century. The Speeltoren has a bell set of 19 bells, a few of these dating back to the 16th century. After many years out of use, the...

Havenbuurt and Kerkbuurt are the two main parts of Marken village. The harbour quarter is the more touristy part. It's here where you find most of the restaurants and tourist shops, and you've got a convenient boat connection to Volendam. Despite the fact that Havenbuurt is nice and picturesque, the more beautiful part of Marken village is the...

You could limit your Marken visit to 30 minutes, check out the harbour area and a few of the picturesque green and white houses, and then take the boat back to Volendam. You could... but you'd miss the best of Marken. One great way to see more of the island, or rather ex-island, is to walk round it. It's a walk of approximately 8 or 9km, so it will...