1740's Windmill Kinderdijk & Madurodam, a set on Flickr.
It took about 50 minutes to drive to Kinderdijk where there are 17 windmills that were built in the 1740’s. It was a beautiful morning, making the photos a bit tricky with the light. We were all surprised that people lived in the windmill and there was a little farming community surrounding the mills. Although the windmills have been replaced by huge turbines some of them still turned in the wind. Following this we visited Madurodam (miniature Holland) something for the little kids. It was actually quite interesting and you could learn how the dijks worked, waterways, container shipping and general history about Holland. Mum was pleased that she saw the legend of the little boy who saved Holland by putting his finger in the dijk to stop a leak. Corban and Leo enjoyed looking at all the models and making things work. A good day out.
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