Netherlands

Dutch countryside and smaller towns

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Zaandam to Haarlem to Oude Wettering to Nieuwe Meer and back to Zaandam.

Zaandam harbor
Zaanse Schans traditional house
De Kat windmill at the Zaanse Schans open air museum
More windmills
De Kat
Industrial windmill
Goose and goslings
Near Assendelft
Assendelft Watertower
Kerk St. Odulphus near Assendelft
Kerk St. Odulphus
Kerk St. Odulphus
Bike path along the dike to Spaarndam
Spaarndam
Spaarndam
This tree deserves a picture
North Sea bunker from WWII
North Sea bunker from WWII
North Sea tiki bar?
North Sea
North Sea
Googermolen, built in 1717 originally. Near the town of Oude Wetering.
Googermolen
Oude Wetering
Oude Wetering
Oude Wetering
Aalsmeer Watertower
Vogeleiland in Amsterdam Forest
Vogeleiland in Amsterdam Forest
Amsterdam Forest
Wilhelminasluis Zaandam (sluice gate)
Sint Bonifatiuskerk in Zaandam
Zaandam
Another shot of Zaandam harbor
Zaandam harbor
Zaandam canals
Hotels near the Zaandam train station

Haarlem

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A quick trip to Haarlem to see the cathedral of St. Bavo.

Main entrance
Looking toward the back
The ceiling is absolutely beautiful!
The very impressive organ was played by both Händel and Mozart
Dog whipper statue. Not cool, dogs are friends!
Near the choir entrance
Also near the choir entrance
More grotesques
Choir area
I’m not sure if this went to the sacristy or something else
Another view of the choir entrance
Fish column!
Lots of crypts all over
Ox crypt design
Plaques to prominent families
External view
Another external view
Statue outside the cathedral to Lauren’s Janszoon Coster, the inventor of book printing (before Gutenberg)
Interesting door near the cathedral
View from down the street

Dutch Flowers

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We took a spring trip to the Netherlands that was timed perfectly to see oodles of flowers! We biked all over (highly recommended, the country is set up for biking and no one tries to run you off the roads). These pictures were taken south of Haarlem and on to the Keukenhof. The Keukenhof is probably the most famous flower park.

Hyacinths! The air smelled amazing.
More hyacinth fields.
Orange tulips, my favorites!
More hyacinth
Even more hyacinth
Tulips. Most of these fields are harvested shortly after bloom and the bulbs sold/exported.
Tulips. Some weren’t blooming quite yet.
Hyacinth and tulips
More hyacinth and tulips
Cute little daffodils by a tulip field
Weeding robot!
Daffodils
Daffodils
Amsterdam Forest and snowdrops
Cherry tree
In the Tulip Museum in Amsterdam
I have never seen a yellow tulip tree before!
Miffy! At the Keukenhoff.
At the Keukenhof
Happy duck at the Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Greenhouse at the Keukenhof
Flower river
Daffodil river
This is what geeets you as you walk into the Keukenhof
Of course I found the Sakura!
Keukenhof
Interesting tulip variety
Keukenhof
Keukenhof