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Igraine Says: Soon after the polder was dry they made plans to build a church. The church should be grand enough to please the rich merchants from Amsterdam so they asked two very wellknown architect, Hendrik de Keyser and Pieter Post to design and build this church.The project was...
Igraine Says: Middenbeemster has its own tourist office/infocenter it doubles as the Agriculture museum.The office is situated in the old farm the Westerhem. You can find all possible sorts of information there. Also go there for the information about the Beemster as World Heritage Site.
Igraine Says: The annual funfair at the end of July. It is THE event of each year. Since it is in the middle of summer hollidays its always busy and we hope for sunny weather.Feast lasts a week and all kinds activities take place next to the actual funfair. Large part of the "fun" takes...
Hotel de Boerenkamer: Sleeping between cows
Igraine Says: It isn´t one big hotel or even a small one but an organisation that has (luxury) rooms available in the aerea for ex. Noordbeemster, Katwoude, Starnmeer. The rooms are all on farms, the owners have converted some space in hotelrooms. Double rooms and appartments (up to 6...
Nieuw Mee Wah: Excellent Chinese
Igraine Says: Its a chinese indonesian restaurant which also has a take away. Its a very good one, people from all over come to eat here. Its redocarated and they dumped all the chinese lantarns and red decorations to make it look like an modern restaurant. Gado gado, its a indonesian...
Het Heerenhuis: Good wine for sure
Igraine Says: It´s an expensive restaurant in a wonderfull historic building. It serves out of the ordinary food from local farms, orchards etc etc with good wine. The owner also owns an wine import/trading company. You can also give parties here like weddings and such. I am still...
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Bike is my major mean of transportation within my village itself. If you want to go outside village it is better to take the car.
Or if you want to take a leisured look at the surroundings take the bike aswell. You will be able to smell the fresh air, hear the birds etc. For this purpose they have made this cycle paths. The cars tend to drive a bit too fast on the road :-(
The nicests paths are on top of the dikes, you have grand views on the land beneath you and next to you. Then you can really see the difference between zero NAP (sealevel) and minus 4 metres NAP
Updated Feb 8, 2004
Igraine Says: Look at the picture to get an idea about the level of shops in Middenbeemster. Not good for a whole day of shopping but surely sufficient for the daily needs.From left to rightSupermarket annex liquorstoreClothes shopButchersFarmacy (and babyclothes)and of picture the...
Cono cheese shhop: Local cheese
Igraine Says: The shop is part of the local dairy, a rather large one.Its local, so you know the grass the cows ate :-)Last year they were awarded with a royal status for outstanding achievements. They have all kinds of cheeses, ranging from very young till spicy old. There also have...
´t Ranonkeltje: trendy flowers
Igraine Says: There aren´t much shops in MB but this one is great and i am happy to have it. the flowershop. It does do ordinary bouquets but the flower arrangements are wonderfull! Nothing grandma would like but stylish, trendy, out of the ordinary flowers and plants. I like it all so...
Igraine Says: A random view on the landscape here in the Beemster, in this case a view from the Rijperweg. The trees on the horizon points the next parallel road.On the far right of this picture you the tower of the catholic church in the West Beemster.
Igraine Says: Take a look at this picture and you would imagine a big lane next to it or a bit of wood. Thats how pictures can trick you!
Igraine Says: All around the Beemster you will find this little orchards. They provided apples and pears for its owners or for the local fruit and vegetable market.
This farm called the Eenhoorn (Unicorn) is the eldest in the Beemster dating from 1682. Some 15 years ago the insides and the outside were completly restored.
Landscape on the world heritage list
The Beemster is one of the oldest reclamations in The Netherlands, dating from the 17th century. This landscape is unique in the world
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