Haarlem: Home Base in Central Holland

We chose to make charming Haarlem our home base for five nights while we explore central Holland. From Haarlem, there are easy train or bus rides to Amsterdam and other destinations. Our stay began with dropping off our luggage at our AirBnB and the returning our rental car to Schiphol Airport, then taking the big red #300 bus to the…

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Visserij Dagen: Netherlands Festival

Wow! This was a fun-filled four days of festival. Our decision to stay in Harlingen to have the full experience of their Visserij Dagen festival was worth it! This festival had it all – traditions, competitions, music, food, a flea market, rides, parades and parties. The street parties went on until 2:00AM every night. We usually called it a night…

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