European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse North Holland Vole dam is quiet during the Winter off season. Fish from a form Are brought out of the hold. Pleasure Craft Dock in the Vole dam Harbor. Is photos by Jim Derheim w a \ m houses f Alkmaar 1 a manse schans a vote dam Iii Imp i wimm Sas sausage and cheese from a manse schans. Paintings adorn antique ice skates. How to get there a manse schans and Vole dam Are within an easy drive of Amsterdam. To get to a manse schans by car take a-10, the Amsterdam ring Road to a-8. Take the Zaan Dijk exit off of a-8 and follow the signs to a manse schans. By train it is about a 15-minute ride from Amsterdam. Take a local in the direction of Alkmaar and get off at the Stop for Koog Zaan Dijk. A manse schans is about a 10-minute walk from the station. All of the shops and attractions at a manse schans Are open april through november. In the Winter months some May be closed. From Amsterdam take d-247 to Vole dam. Or from a manse schans take a-7 to Pur Merend and follow local roads East to Vole dam. Accommodations there Are two Large hotels in Vole dam. The hotel Van Diepen on the Harbor in Vole dam offers comfortable accommodations and first rate dutch food in its restaurant room costs Are 130-150 guilders $72-$83 fora double. Next door and in the same Price Range is the r Otel Spander. Lating out Many restaurants in Vole dam feature fresh seafood. Much smaller arid less expensive Are Trie j loll p. Van Den i Imogen and the hotel Lutine. They Are Alj on the Harbor and have their own restaurants. Norm Zeigler 25, 1993 stripes
