Friday 14th April 2023
Alkmaar is a popular tourist city and has been in existence since the 10th century, however we walked there this morning principally to see its famous cheese market which is held every Friday morning from April until September.
The cheese trade started as far back as 1365 and has remained a highly traded and produced food in the region. During the cheese market the Kaaszetters carry the circular cheeses into the market square and they are only cheeses made in the area and not Edam or Gouda etc. The market is only a demonstration of how it operated in times past, you can’t actually buy any of the cheeses on display. However you can buy of stalls in the surrounding streets.
There are of course other stalls selling touristy items, Michelle bought a miniature cheese board ( for her Dairy Lea triangles) and a fridge magnet whereas I bought two large blocks of cheese for 10 euros.
We had a good wander around town but didn’t see all of it and I’m sure it will be on our list of places to revisit in the future.
We walked back to Homer for lunch trying out the new cheese, one was better than the other before packing up to leave, we had walked 4.5 miles in total.
taraabit 
Really envious of your visit to Holland. I have enjoyed my previous visits there, but these are many years ago nom.
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