THE NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND)


We spent some time in Amsterdam and also a few surrounding towns.  The countryside was nice.  We were not overly impressed with Amsterdam, though.  Kind of strange to be in a town that allows drugs and prostitution.  In the time we were there, we saw someone getting mugged, a guy beating himself up, a fight, etc.  AND, we didn't even go over to the famous Red Light district.


Canal in Amsterdam

We took a boat cruise like above through the many canals in Amsterdam.
 

Downtown Amsterdam

Downtown Amsterdam.  Many of the places in Amsterdam are called 'the dam' this and 'the dam' that (substitute the name of the place for this and that).
 

WindmillWindmill

We drove out of Amsterdam a ways and checked out some of the countryside.  We got a tour through one of the many windmills in the area.  We also stopped by a farm and saw how they made their famous traditional cheese and wooden clogs. We stopped by a nice fishing village called Vollendam (it rained on us in this village, so no photos).
 

Windmill

Windmill

Demonstration making clogs

This guy is showing us how you take a block of wood and turn it into a clog.  I don't have a good picture of the cheese making.


Ok, so much for The Netherlands.  Time for a new country.

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