The woman running this place is quite the saleswoman. We took shelter from the bad weather here as we were waiting for the boat (45 min) to go to Volendam. She immediately started selling the "viewing house" for a Euro and when she realized nobody was interested, she chased them off so fast. We then paid a Euro each (two adults, kid and an infant). She did show the house which was alright and let us stay till the boat arrived and gave a couple of "gifts" to the kids as I think she felt bad for charging us 4 Euros. :) Regardless, she was a nice woman and we...
Read moreA beautiful fisherman island village near Amsterdam… great place for a day trip … we drive down to Volendam, and then took ferry ride from port of Volendam to marken … the ride itself was very pleasant… but then we literally lost in the beauty of this village
A pleasant walk is most attractive...
Read moreSkip the touristy, non-Marken owned places in town to visit this truly authentic, lovingly maintained Marken home. As if your Marken aunt just stepped out: full of colour, antiques and interesting details like the bedstee. A quick visit but very reasonably priced. Unique souvenirs too....
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