Zaanse Schans

On Monday, Fenny took us to the Zannse Schans, one of the Netherland's most popular tourist attractions. It is a village on the river Zaan, just north of Amsterdam. It is home to green wooden houses, bridges, working windmills, a wooden shoe shop, and a cheese shop (along with other shops).

The mill grinds stones into dye for fabrics and paints. We were able to go inside and see how it works--it is really small inside the mill, so pictures did not turn out well..

There was a demonstration on how to make wooden shoes as well. Who knew wooden shoes are water proof?

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Village in background