From
Belgium on to the second leg of our trip, in the land of tulips and windmills...
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A 'real' Dutch windmill, not many of these left nowadays.
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| First stop in The Netherlands - flat as far as the eye can see. |
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| I've spotted this windmill from a distance, I had to get a closer look. |
Zeeland - literally the Land of The Sea
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| This is Oosterscheldekering in Zeeland, part of the Delta Works |
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| The Delta Works are a system of dams and storm surge barriers designed to keep the North Sea at bay. |
Next we are in The Hague
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| Mauritshuis and the Binnenhof |
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| The Binnenhof is the seat of the government in The Netherlands. |
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| The pond in front of the Binnenhof has a name as well, Hofvijver. |
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| Inside the Binnenhof |
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| This is the Ridderzaal or Knight's Hall |
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| Some kind of ancient fountain in the Binnenhof. |
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| Another high street with a roof, similar to the one we saw in Brussels the day before. |
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| Another big church, it seems like people in the past could never be too far from God. |
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| Lovely convertible VW Beetle with a basket of flowers. |
Another day, another city and this time it's Amsterdam
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| Looking out towards the harbor, or maybe the Amstel river, I don't remember. |
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| Farmer's market in Amsterdam's China Town, selling mushrooms fittingly. |
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| The red light district of Amsterdam. |
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| Here is the address, if you're wondering where it might be. |
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| Spot the lady in the window. |
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| The main train station and apparently the river boat station as well. |
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| Rows of houses and canals alternate in the historic center of Amsterdam. |
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| Boat houses or is it house boats? |
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| You can book some of these and spend the night on water. |
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| People actually live here, you can tell by all the junk laying around. |
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| Interesting draw bridge. |
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| Boat coming in and NEMO Science Museum in the background. |
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| Maritime Museum with old sail ship moored next to it. |
And that concludes our trip to Holland, next stop
Germany
