I spent the day locally with a bike ride up the coast of the Markermeer to another town called Hoorn, a home base of the Dutch trading empire. It was a very pleasant ride through the country. It’s mostly cow and sheep farms peppered by small villages until you get to the larger town of Hoorn. Dotted throughout the scenic ride are monuments to water engineering, each with an info-board about when it was made and what it does. I haven’t read too much on the area but I know that it is punctuated by it’s water management.
Tomorrow I’ll be visiting Amsterdam, hopping on the train early to see if I can get tickets to the Anne Frank Museum. I’ll be stopping at some art and history museums as well, so stay tuned.
Going East 