I love walking here, the cobble stone sidewalks, small streets with barely room for one car, old , old houses, dating back as far as 1500, all still very much so standing, being looked after, kept very clean, people are still scrubbing the sidewalks, as when i was growing up in Holland , everything is spotless, most of the windows have lace curtains, and  a lot of them have a beautiful flower arrangement, or another work of art in the window.   It became so much fun to walk by the houses, checking out  the window dressings. here are some of them…….

Its a wonderful old city, build in the Middle Ages, when it started as a harbor and fishing village.  On the 9th of April 1356, Enkhuizen received her city rights from Duke Willem V.   Buriel  hills have been found around the town , dating from 1575 to 1200 B.C.       The first harbor was dug in the 14th century.      Its wonderful to walk through the town, all the tiny streets, beautiful old houses, and tiny little alleys.    here is one, called  “tussen hel en vagevuur”, which means, “between hell and purgatory”    Another is called, ” de kromme eleboog steeg”,   which means , ” the crooked elbow alley”.