Volendam & Marken*

Windmills, wooden shoes,
Cheese, ferry boats, and cold beer,
See the Netherlands!
ferry

*Marken and Volendam are less than 12 miles NE of Amsterdam.

©2015 Karina Pinella

Paleis Het Loo*

Opulent, lavish–
Versailles of the Netherlands,
The House of Orange
Paleis Het Loo

*Located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Paleis Het Loo was built in 1686, commissioned by Stadtholder Willem III and his wife, Mary Stuart. Their descendants through the 20th Century–Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana, had resided here during the summer.

©2015 Karina Pinella