Jun 25, 2009 – Cheese Market, Netherlands
Alkmaar Cheese Market, Alkmaar, Netherlands — Glow Images / Photolibrary
- Charles de Gaulle once asked, “How can you govern a country in which there are 246 kinds of cheese?”
He should have been a cook - Some varieties are aged for up to seven years before they’re ready for market.
That’s a good-a cheese - This part of the world is seven meters below sea level at its lowest point.
There are windmills involved - This market is one of only four traditional Dutch cheese markets still in operation.
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