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<\/a><\/p>\nWe took pictures of thirteen houses this time and had apple pie in cafe Winkel, reputedly the best apple pie you can buy in Amsterdam. We walked a lot again, would have been easier if we had used a horse-drawn chart..:-)<\/p>\n
The next morning we had to wait first for the courier service to deliver the International Driving License that Aric had forgotten to take with him. After that we took the train to Alkmaar, where a big fun fair was taking place.<\/p>\n We found a few more houses, before we continued our trip to Schagen, where my sister is living. Beautiful weather, lots of brambles in the garden, delicious.<\/p>\n We had a barbecue in the garden. The next morning we walked in the countryside, we saw many cows, sheep and horses.<\/p>\n After a light lunch we visited one of the many windmills. Although they are not needed anymore to pump the water out of the polders, they are still in mint condition, and very impressive. The main event for this day was to make a boat trip in one of the polders. Holland is really water-land, so many small canals and waterways.<\/p>\n We ended the day with a dinner, prepared by my sister, in the smallest house<\/a> of the village Schermerhorn. In bygone days ten(!) people were living in this house. Now it is a nice museum<\/p>\n In the next days I will try to write short updates about what we are doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The next two weeks we will be traveling across Europe. Preparing for the trip today, so not much time for blogging..:-) Just a short resume of the last few days, detailed posts will follow later. After enjoying the beach, it … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n