Netherlands Road Trip - Day 1 - Windmills

I remember reading lots of books about windmills as a kid - and there was always a very specific look to them (not like the modern electricity-generating ones we see here in Yorkshire).  On our first day in the Netherlands we went to the Kinderdijk Windmills - a UNESCO World Heritage site for its history in being some of the earliest water management systems in the Netherlands.  It was everything I imagined it to be!

We also stopped by the Kasteel De Haar - a very impressive castle as well as a cheese shop.  A great way to start the trip...though you'll see we did get some crummy weather!  In good news, we were well prepared with rain jackets, boots, and umbrellas. We have quickly become much better prepared for foul weather.


How beautiful are these hand-made, hand painted clogs?  We saw them making them in front of us!

Kasteel De Haar was quite impressive... especially its moat

We love castle hopping!

The windmills...so incredibly beautiful and picturesque.

Beautiful sights, but poor weather! At least I had a good umbrella and wellies!

I like this photo because you can kind of see how the windmills work...each has water connecting direcly into it.

We love windmills!