Today, Ernst, Nel, and Bea took us to Volendam which is a traditional fishing village on the shores of the Marker Meer. Volendam is very quaint with its 17th century gabled houses and narrow streets. We explored the streets of Volendam and took a boat ride across to Marken, a neighbouring island. Marken is also a traditional Dutch fishing village with wooden houses in the traditional architecture. Here we tried Kibbeling (Dutch codfish), and an assortment of other fresh seafoods, all of which were delicious.
Both villages give that sense of ‘old world’ Holland. They were very cool.
After leaving Volendam we drove home along a different route. We visited Batavia Werf in Lelystad which is where traditional hand made wooden boat building is taught.
We then drove across the Markerwaarddijk which is a dyke built in 1977. This was the second dyke built in the 20th century, with the first one (Afsluitdijk) being built in 1932. Prior to 1932, the Netherlands was much smaller. After they built these dykes, they pumped the water out, waited for the ground to dry out, and then built new cities on the reclaimed land (polder). It is an interesting part of Dutch history.
Another fun day with Brii’s family!
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