A gorgeous Saturday forced us out of our apartments and we headed towards Kinderdijk (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderdijk). After our arrival we also got involved in some dutch tradition: the arrival of Sinta Klaas (
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas and
http://www.sinterklaasintocht.info/kaart/kinderdijk.html). Later that day the Euromast (
http://www.euromast.nl/en/) in Rotterdam delivered lovely views over the inner part of the harbour.
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The windmills were used to drain the polders in former days |
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The only thing changed is the way the Archimedean Screw is powered |
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