NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’11” N 4°38’19” E
April 10, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Amidst rainy and windy conditions, we journeyed to the Kinderdijk park where we walked among windmills built in the late 1600's. The Netherlands used to have 10,000 windmills, but now they numberRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijkNoord51°53’18” N 4°37’12” E
August 18, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Made it to the ferry jetty just as it was leaving. Rats. Next one was half an hour. Settled down with some strawberries & proceeded to try & sort out some issues with the sat nav. I did not. AnywayRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’1” N 4°38’29” E
March 28 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
One more interesting fact is that many of the windmills are inhabited. You need to be licensed as a millwright, and then you can apply to live in the windmill. You pay rent, but it is reasonable andRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandAlblasserdamBoezem van de Overwaard51°53’11” N 4°39’32” E
May 3, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Und siehe da..... nach ein paar 100 m weißt ein Hinweisschild auf den Womo-Parkplatz 🙏.
Hatte keine Lust, jetzt weiterzufahren.
Danke 👏🙏👌
Die Straßen in Holland sindRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandAlblasserdamBoezem van de Overwaard51°53’13” N 4°39’34” E
September 14, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Our first stop on the river cruise was at an old village of 18 windmills that used to pump water out of the area so that crops would grow. These were used for many years until modern pumping equipmentRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’16” N 4°38’16” E
January 9 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
Nineteen windmills for the nineteenth centuries! Kinderdijk is below sea level and instead of fighting the wind and the water, the windmills have been working hard to keep the area dry. It’s nice toRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’1” N 4°38’29” E
March 28 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
It is a cold and windy day here at Kinderdjik. All of the windmills are in working order, and pumped water in the past. Today, water is pumped using electric motors. The idea is to pump water fromRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’18” N 4°38’14” E
November 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Kinderdijk, 7 metres below sea level and surrounded by dikes. The mills pump water from the canals into the river. The peat soil contains and retains lots of water. We travel by vintage barge, theRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°53’19” N 4°38’14” E
November 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The oldest mill, 1600’s - the whole of the top is able to be rotated manually by pulley to face into the wind. Stone construction, as a house, at the bottom, timber above that.
The 1700’s millsRead more
NetherlandsSouth HollandMolenwaardKinderdijk51°52’47” N 4°38’40” E
August 10, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today was another one of my favourite days that I’ve had! How lovely. Yesterday, Lititia had convinced me to go on a small day trip with her to Kinderdijk which is a 40 minute boat ride fromRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Molenwaard, MLW
