Sunday 19 February 2012

8) Volendam, North Holland.

"Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, which was then dammed and used for land reclamation. Farmers and local fishermen settled there, forming the new community of Vollendam, which literally meant something like 'Filled dam'."





"Its a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well-known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes."





Enjoy our tour of the town :

























We were told that this was the place where we could get good souvenirs at reasonable prices so we bought quite a few..hehe..


This were just a sample of "few".. :-D



:-)



14 comments:

TK said...

Wah..that's my kinda place..
Cantiknya Volendams ni..
Thanks for the tour :)

Cheqna said...

TK,

You are welcome.

:-D

tiefazatie said...

wah..best gle la sis..
lucky u..=)

Bieaz said...

takleh nak komen apa2 lagi dah.....

memang awesome!!! ^______^

lina@happy family said...

Thanks for the tour, Cheqna :)

Cheqna said...

Ifa,

Alhamdulillah :-)

Cheqna said...

Bie,

Senyum je, tak perlu cakap apa-apa..hehe


:-)

Cheqna said...

Lina,

welcome..will take u on another tour soon :-)

Joli / Lengyel Jolán / said...

Hello! Visiting, beautiful day & nice new week I wish you dear friend :) Thanks visit... :) cbox error

misyamissyou said...

wahh teringin nak pegi..sbb nak tgk bunge tulip..huhuu

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Amazing for these places are below sea level.

Cheqna said...

Hi Joli,

Appreciate you leaving your comment here :-)

Cheqna said...

misyamissyou,

Dah update pun some pictures..hehe

:-)

Cheqna said...

Thomas,

You are right, in some parts of the country that we passed through, if I'm not mistaken the canals were higher than the road.

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