Kinderdijk

We visited the old windmills at Kinderdijk on the afternoon of November 25.  These windmills were built starting around 1740, to drain a polder and keep it dry.  They were occupied by families that would keep them going, and are still occupied to this day, except for a couple that are open for tourists like us.

Once again, we had unseasonably nice weather for November.  Here we are moseying along the path on the dyke, heading down into the polder drained by the windmills.

We walked alongside a canal a short distance, to a windmill that we could go inside.  It was set up somewhat like it would have been in the 1740's.  This is the upper level, where you can see the post, which is turned by the wind:

There are rooms for the family to live in on the other levels.

Beds like this were built into the walls in places:

It was a beautiful spot in the golden hour before sunset:

Back to our floating home in the canal, for one more night.