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Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen
May 17, 2007 6:44 AM GMT Source:
NBTC
It was not until the completion of the Afsluitdijk (Enclosure Dam) in 1932 that the open link with the North Sea disappeared and the Zuiderzee was divided into two - the IJssellake and the Wadden Sea. In past times, people that lived around the Zuiderzee heavily depended on the sea. Fishing was the main source of income and in the 17th Century, the East Indian Shipping Company brought wealth and prosperity to the area. The enclosure of the Zuiderzee brought irreversible change to a culture of traditional
The land of the windmills
May 21, 2007 11:58 AM GMT Source:
NBTC
History It is not known for certain when the first mills came into being but by 1274 water mills, driven by rivers and streams, had becomefamiliar sight.In 1414 the earliest known drainage mills were invented and by 1450 many could be found in Sout
The Zaanse Schans
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
The Zaanse Schans is a fully inhabited, open-air conservation area and museum located 9 miles north of Amsterdam. Original buildings vividly depict Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. The authentic houses, the historic shipyard, the clog-making dem
Royal Delft - De Porceleyne Fles
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
Being the last remaining Delftware manufacturer surviving since the 17th century, Royal Delft is the oldest factory of its kind that still produces entirely hand painted Delft earthenware according to centuries-old tradition. A guided tour takes you throu
Windmills at Kinderdijk
Jan 16, 2007 11:06 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
For my first post on Hollandtravelblog I'll tackle a Dutch icon: Windmills. There are over 1000 windmills in the Netherlands and if you spend any time in the country, you'll soon catch a glimpse of one. But if you want to see windmills at their ve
Typical dutch meal
Oct 25, 2007 11:03 AM GMT Source:
Marieke
What could be nicer than to make yourself the Dutch “Stamppot”? You will be surprised in the evening. Aren’t you curious how the Dutch cuisine tastes like? See for yourself that Holland also haves its own kitchen with many special dishes
Learn to speak Dutch for the price of a coffee
Apr 30, 2008 12:01 AM GMT Source:
The Trippist
Do you want to integrate deeper into your local Dutch community? Do you wish to buy your exotic veg at the Albertcuypstraat using the native tongue? But are you unemployed? Working a low paid job? A student? Broke? Try language...
Windmill
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
Flickr
Photo posted by Flickr user Ottega. The government trains and pays people to keep the windmills , and repair them with traditional ways
Dutch traditional costumes
Aug 09, 2007 2:36 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
From all over the world tourists flock to Holland expecting to see all Dutch people in traditional costume. That is about as far from the truth as what many Dutch people think themselves: that the traditional costume is something we wear for tourists only
Night Watch in Delft Blue
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
Royal Delft - De Porceleyne Fles
Throughout 2005/2006 Rembrandt’s Night Watch in Delft Blue
In 2006, Holland celebrates the 400th birthday of Rembrandt. Now you can see Rembrandt’s famous 'Night Watch' painted in Delft blue, a life size masterpi
Passion Blue: a new Dutch tradition
Oct 05, 2007 9:05 AM GMT Source:
NBTC
A passion for a typical Dutch tradition is the basis for a series of works of art by Rotterdam designer and artist Linda Zoon. Her photographs of cows, and mills combined with a graphic design of passionflowers (with a subtle wink to Royal Delft, where sh
