• Amsterdam

    November 4, 2023 in the Netherlands

    Day Trip to Regional Netherlands

    Took a day tour to the region surrounding Amsterdam, seeing the windmills (in action too!), the original Edam cheese factory, and some coastal towns that are below sea level (kept un-flooded by an intense system of dykes, dams and pumps).

    Fun fact of the day: despite the entire village being below sea level, Marken hasn't flooded since 1916
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