jason.bennion: Lovely day for a Dutch field trip!
jason.bennion: Park-and-ride lot, Netherlands style
jason.bennion: The Dutch countryside
jason.bennion: Anne figuring out how to get to Zaanse Schans
jason.bennion: Our first windmill!
jason.bennion: Proof that Anne and I were in the Netherlands
jason.bennion: Modern and ancient
jason.bennion: A view of Zaanse Schans
jason.bennion: Picturesque Zaandijk, the town across the river from Zaanse Schans
jason.bennion: The Zaanse Schans neighborhood
jason.bennion: Windmill and chocolate factory
jason.bennion: Windmills!
jason.bennion: Inside De Kat, the world's last wind-powered paint mill
jason.bennion: Inside De Kat: chopping raw material to make pigments for paint
jason.bennion: Inside De Kat: close-up on the grinding wheel that makes pigments
jason.bennion: Wooden pin holding the structure together
jason.bennion: Wooden gears inside De Kat
jason.bennion: Metal wedges pinning the works together
jason.bennion: Inside De Kat
jason.bennion: Out on the balcony of De Kat
jason.bennion: Looking out over the polder (land reclaimed from the sea)
jason.bennion: Modern buildings in the distance look a bit startling
jason.bennion: Weather vane on top of De Kat
jason.bennion: Out on the balcony of De Kat
jason.bennion: Anne enjoying her day at Zaanse Schans
jason.bennion: The gears inside De Kat
jason.bennion: The interior of De Kat reminded me of my old treehouse
jason.bennion: The finished pigments made by De Kat
jason.bennion: Historic photo of De Kat with people iceskating on the frozen river
jason.bennion: Colorful character entertaining the tourists