Obviously, the fire in 1576 destroyed a third of the city, has died. That statue – on the Grote Markt, the central market square – is Laurens Janszoon Coster (what, for us Dutch, is the true inventor of the printing press). That is instead the Grote of Sint-Bavokerk, the largest Gothic church in the Netherlands. The other building is the town hall (the Stadhuis). What is the Channel Brewers (Brouwersgracht), where for centuries was transported water to brew beer. In 1656 the channels were also used to transport passengers through the same fields that are visible today using the railroad: beautiful bulb fields in bloom, from Leiden up here. http://www.visithaarlem.org/
Here we are in Alkmaar, an ancient city full of canals, with an interesting peculiarity: every Friday morning (during the summer), you can stroll through Gouda and Edam. All the friends I accompanied, were thrilled to see the traditional wooden sleds used for transport and weighing of cheese. Before going to sleep, I would propose a walk in Waagplein, where you can see everything, not just
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