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tophat30 Says: If you visit Aalsmeer you can't miss The Flower Market. Inside the premises you'll see the vast hangers with crates of flowers to be auctioned and the famous Auction clocks.
A whole world in the Flower Auction Aalsmeer
Pavlik_NL Says: Just the facts ma'm:1. this complex was opened on the 28th of February 1972 and is continously expanding2. The Auction is co-operative and has 3.500 members (the actual growers)3. Flowers and plants are delivered in evening and at night from 7.000 growers.4. the complex...
Aalsmeer, centre of commercial TV
Pavlik_NL Says: In the Netherlands we have two towns that are connected with television. Hilversum for the "state"-TV (the Dutch broadcasting companies that are connected to the "public"). And Aalsmeer that holds the studio-complexes of Ende-Mol directly related to the RTL-broadcasting...
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angiebabe Says: 60,000 transactions done each day with 4 auction rooms kept busy - luckily they are able to be watched through clear glass windows
worlds largest flower auctions
angiebabe Says: Very special - masses of flowers to feast my eyes and cameras on! I took loads - my SLR and my digital did some good work that day!See buckets of roses, sunflowers, masses of reds or yellows or purples or pretty mixes.Up to 60,000 transactions are handled a day Monday to...
mjansems Says: At the lake in Aalsmeer there is created a little beach where it si nice to swim. Also it is possible to rent boats or boards, for watersports. Fishing is also possible and there are tours on the lake and canal.
mjansems Says: This is the biggest flower-auction of the world, you will have to come early to see the auction in action. You will see outside lots of little carts full of plants and flowers and inside the auction is busy with lots of bidders.
Must see's are done, now some off the beaten path
Pavlik_NL Says: The auction, the greenhouses, the flowers and related items as well as the "Westeinder plassen" (Westend lakes) are definately must-see activities in Aalsmeer. For the Dutch the Ende-Mol studios can also be quite interesting. As the town itself, often it is left aside the...
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The tourist office staffperson gave me directions in readiness for heading out from my hostel to the flower markets at Aalsmeer for the next morning as having to catch a bus from Liedesplein - which i did - ie the 171 and i did enjoy the walk and sights of the early morning from my hostel near the red light district up to Liedesplein - but i of course came to realise that the 171 and 172 actually go to and from Centraal Station.
which was ideal for heading off from Centraal Station to catch a train out of town to Alkmaar.
The buses are pretty much on time and are quite frequent at at least every half an hour. There is a timetable at the bus stop outside the Aalsmeer flower market centre.
There were some excellent examples of Dutch architectural design along the route.
Written Apr 22, 2007
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Aalsmeer is a local shopping centre for a district that is centred between Utrecht, Leiden and Amsterdam. It has some nice shoppingstreets that offer a wide variety in clothing shops as well as other specialities. Art galeries invite to look around for a special painting or statue, but the definate must in Aalsmeer is ... flowers. Going home from this place to your wife and telling her where you have been, without offering a nice bouquet ... well, there are divorces that started out with that - hahaha (-:
What to buy: Flowers in various bouquets, colours, smells and variaties.
Written Apr 12, 2004
The typical Dutch fishermen's style houses
Pavlik_NL Says: Also in Aalsmeer one can find perfect examples of the green facades of the fishermen's style that originates from the area around Zaandam, Marken and Volendam. This style spread all around the "IJsselmeer" (IJssel-lake) and is remarkably enough also found in these...
A poem about Aalsmeer surroundings
Pavlik_NL Says: Sinds ze gescheiden is,het water en het land,Leeft het hier hand in handin een verbintenisvan eeuwenlang innigheiden mildheid en gemisen hoop en strijdhet water neemt en geeften trouw van mensenhandbezegelt dit verbandwat men aan liefde heeftis met dit land gemoeidomdat het...
Just some fun about the weather report
Pavlik_NL Says: The holy stone of AalsmeerWeather predictions since 1887 (and remodeled in 2001)A stone on a rope tells you everything:1. if stone is wet, it rains2. if stone is dry, it's nice weather3. if stone feels warm, it's sunny4. if stone is white, there's snow5. if stone moves,...
Aalsmeer seems to have something with art
Pavlik_NL Says: It amazes me to see that Aalsmeer has around a five art galeries and several exposition spaces to show and sell the people art. Some artists live in Aalsmeer and obviously it's vicinity gives a lot of positive inspiration to many. The town has indeed a love for art and the...
kfkeessen Says: Dear sire,The Statue on the Central square in Aalsmeer is off the goddes "FLORA".She is helding a long bung of flowers (1,5 meter).FLORA (flora and fauna) is placed there in 1950 as a tribute to al the flowers that grow in Aalsmeer.In Aalsmeer she is cold the "Queen of...
A train and an old station in Aalsmeer
Pavlik_NL Says: Aalsmeer used to be connected to the train network of The Netherlands, but isn't anymore. Still you can find a small station with a train, that tells the story of the line that ran here in long forgotten times. There was of course transport from the products (plants and...
The watertower, a marker visible on the lake
Pavlik_NL Says: When driving along the borders of the lake, or sailing on the waters of it, on the horizon is always the large watertower of Aalsmeer visible. Getting closer many might ask the question why such tower, storing water, is right on the border between water and land? Well,...
Statue high above the ground (on a
Pavlik_NL Says: Well, I haven't been able to find out who the Greek God is that is standing high above the ground level over the central square of Aalsmeer in front of the manucipality hall. It seems to be a God(ess) that holds prosperity and wealth, holding a serpentine of some kind. It's...
An item that makes several foreigners wild
Pavlik_NL Says: Aalsmeer has in it's centre a draw bridge and though we are completely used to them, I know that many foreigners are completely crazy about these typical Dutch water crossings. Therefor, here's one to be seen up close, though not that old and not that beautiful. Aalsmeer...
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Favorite thing: In and around Aalsmeer until the 17th century one lived from peat digging (proove are the many lakes in this area now). Then the profit in this lowered and people started to look for other means of income. This quickly was found in fruit and the fruittrees appeared row by row. Also vegetables and strawberries seemed to grwo good on the organic soils here and nearby Amsterdam was a well paying consumer market. Slowly the flowers and plants however became more profitable and the farmers turned over to this speciality. With the first greenhouses and the opportunity to make year'round production, the tone was set and Aalsmeer became the world's capitol of flower-trade.
Written Apr 11, 2004
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I have been to Amsterdam a number of times and still not got out to the flower markets i had read were recommended out at Aalsmeer - a destination that requires a very early start - but this time i......
If you say flowers, you say Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer has the world's largest flower auction in the world. A vast percentage of all the flowers in the world are changing owner here fluctuating between 50 and 70%. And then there is the huge...
Aalsmeer - The Place for flower auctions.
Not so informed about Aalsmeer. We took a day trip around Netherlands. I know that Aalsmeer is most known for the Flower Auction. Still have got memories and brochures about this place but haven't got...
Been here with friends and a group tovisit a TV show, we went by touringcar and we joined a tv programm. Didnt see much of the city itself, so that all for now:-)
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FLOWER AUCTION AT AALSMEER I didn't get to visit the Town of Aalsmeer only the Flower Auction, I guess that is what all Tourists only get to see. The Auction building that it is held in, is the 2nd...
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