Windmills

We made a side trip today to visit a UNESCO site in Holland. We got a guided tour of a set of windmills, some of which have been working since the 15th century. We got to go inside and see the actual workings. No photos of the inside, but here are some landscapes.


























A windmill in action.

And the modern version of a windmill--an Archimedes screw.



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Three Days in Amsterdam

We are now nearing the end of our third day in Amsterdam. It's a nice city, but in August it's pretty crowded. Right now Sail Amsterdam is going on--a visit from tall ships from all over. In addition to tourists, everyone here owns two bicycles. It's a challenge to keep from getting run over. Traffic laws apparently don't apply to bicycles. Although there are bike lanes, they ride them on the sidewalks as well.

We had a nice tour our first day, taking in a lot of the historical sights. Since then we've been on our own. Yesterday we went to the Rembrandt Museum, mainly to see the Night Watch and some ver Meers. The former is very impressive, but the museum didn't have as many ver Meers as we expected. Frankly, the museum was kind of disappointing.

We tried to get into the van Gogh museum, but the line was unacceptably long. We bought ticket tickets online for today instead. That's the way to go--you pick a time and get to go in via a special line. The van Gogh museum was very impressive. It's maybe the best organized museum I've ever visited. We really enjoyed it.

We've done a lot of walking--7.5 miles both of the first two days. But today we used the tram a lot. It's very easy to use and one-on-one and two-day passes are a real bargain.

Here are a few photos.


























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