We got up very early to take the train from Amsterdam to Hoorn. In Hoorn, we will take the steam tram to Medemblik. The we will take the boat to Enkhuizen.
The train from Amsterdam went through many fields with cows, sheep and well organized drainage canals and ditches. Everything was green and lush.
The train station in Hoorn.
In Hoorn we transferred to the steam tram. It was very full, lots of children on holidays and excited families.
Betty and Tony on the steam tram.
An old fashioned cheese wagon on the way to the market.
The front of the steam engine.
Tony had to order the little Dutch pancakes called poffertjes.
The scenes from the steam tram. Quaint orderly homes in small tidy villages.
A windmill on the way. There are also many modern windmills.
In Hoorn, we found a bakery for baked goods which we ate....sausage rolls, curried chicken rolls, ham and cheese croissants and gevulde cookies with almonds. A lovely lunch. Then we boarded the ship which would take us on our trip to Enkhuizen on the IJsselmeer , the largest fresh water lake in Europe.
The Dutch flag flies over the IJsselmeer on our trip.
Beautiful skies and water.
There were many children and schoolchildren on the ship.
Many families enjoyed the voyage.
Coming in to Enkhuizen harbour .
The sailing boats followed us into the harbour.
The start of the Zuiderzeemuseum. A wonderful,museum that is interactive and that you can tour. It is a village done in the style of a Friesen village in the turn of the 19th century .
We say goodbye to outperform ship Friesland.
Washing day in the museum.
The old people knitting, drinking tea and sewing. Just like in the olden days.
The windmill in the museum.
There was smoked herring and palling for sale. It was excellent. palling is smoked eel.
A school in the olden village. A little different than our Canadian schools.
The church in the middle of the square.
Lovely old scenes in this village.
The bridge over the little creek.
The map,of the museum . I would highly recommend this museum but plan to spend the whole day here.
The village of Enkhuizen, we had refreshments on a sidewalk terrace there.
The canal in the middle of the village.
When we came home home at 7:30 pm, we went for dinner across the street. It was a lovely day.
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