Dutch Bulb Fields & Amsterdam
The sun was shining and we were ready to immerse ourself in the Dutch culture!
There were clogs everywhere!
We headed to the village of Zaanse Schans, home to historic windmills and distinctive green wooden houses which were relocated here to recreate the look of an 18th/19th century village. We ambled through the village admiring the wonderful windmills and scenery. Here we were able to visit the saw mill windmill, built in 2007 known as ‘Het Jonge Schaap’ (The young sheep) which showed a short video of the windmills restoration before wandering around inside the mill itself.
How beautiful are the botanical gardens Keukenhof in the town of Lisse. This is also known as the garden of Europe and is one of the world’s largest flower gardens. What an amazing place to be, with so many different colours of flowers that stretched for miles. The gardens were full of tulips, daffodils, irises, hyacinths and lilies to name a few.
The smells were so fragrant. We spent the day wandering through this awesome garden, visiting each pavilion hosting different flower and art exhibitions, posing for photographs and just really enjoying the atmosphere with spectacular views all around us.
We saw clogs being made in an amazing 5 minutes. Inside the old mills we marvelled at
the intricate machinery as expert millers demonstrate the age-old techniques.
We explored the local cheese factory where they make a variety of different flavours. We wandered around learning the process of cheese making and made sure we bought some to take home. We had great fun trying out the traditional clogs that were dotted around the village.
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