Thursday, September 22, 2011

Volendam, Marken and Edam

Up to a point, the travel guides are right: these former fishing towns 20km north of Amsterdam are touristy.  But they are also charming places to visit; each with a distinct character, and a full range of sticky pastries.  We travelled to Marken by ferry from Volandam, but it can also be reached by a causeway road built in the 1960s.

Volandam



Marken




Edam (yes, as in cheese)


3 comments:

Amy De Corsey said...

Very pretty pictures! Are you two actually on there... In can't tell from the photos! hee hee

Lyndal said...

Gorgeous! I'd like that last shot on my wall at home.. wish I was there! L

Janelle said...

Lovely pics.