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Unless you are only going to be in the country for the day, don’t buy your souvenirs here! Everything they have can be bought cheaper elsewhere.
The only exceptions to this are ‘real delft’ and special decorated wooden shoes. Real delft is expensive no matter where you go, and the wooden shoe shop does offer one of the widest verities of decorated shoes.
Written May 26, 2005
Touristy but convenient to visit from Amsterdam with some good photo opportunities
Unique Suggestions: Go inside a windmill
Written Mar 27, 2011
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Touristy but convenient to visit from Amsterdam with some good photo opportunities Go inside a windmill
Q: transportation from Edam or Volendam to Zaanse Schans, the Netherlands Posted: Sat January 10, 2009 04:06 PM EST Can someone be...
A: Hi, It seems you'll have to go through Amsterdam. You can check public transport with this site: http://www.9292ov.nl/ (address of Zaanse Schans is Schansend 7,...
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All tips edited feb 2011 The Zaanse Schans is a kind of open air museum with buildings and windmills. Look for info before you go on http://www.zaanseschans.nl/ As the openingtimes and days are...
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It doesn't get any more dutch than this
Roy (Imaniac) convinced Brandon (Europebn) and me to come accompany him to the Zaanse Schans for his 'exploring the Netherlands' quest... I hadn't been here in many many years and i must say.. i......
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This is a delightful "Open Air Museum" which is located on the banks of the Zaan River, a mere 9 miles from Amsterdam. It is fully inhabited. Here you can visit Old, Historic working Dutch...
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What a place for a VT meeting !!
Working in the area (Zaandam) for 18 years the last thing i want to do on a sunday is visiting the Zaanse Schans. But then there was this VT meeting, and we thought why not? The Zaanse Schans is an...
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The 'Zaanse Schans' is a characteristic living and working area on the River Zaan, with wooden houses and windmills dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
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