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We started in Alblasserdam
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We passed the house where Opa was born, located by the position of the polder nearby
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Windmills right outside Alblasserdam
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First adventure was renting bikes and visiting Kinderdijk
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The windmills drain farmland into neighboring rivers
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The windmills were obsolete relics in 1963. They are UNESCO-protected now.
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A bike path runs between the polders between Alblasserdam and Kinderdijk
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Classic Dutch landscape
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Polders are, roughly, ditches that remain full of water
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Great variety of views from this direction
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Many more options for tourists
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Our rented tandem
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Can't get enough windmills
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There was one windmill renovated as a museum
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The front door of the residence
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More developed than the 90s
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Bike parking
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Closer to the river, these do the real work now
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The new-to-us tourist center
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The standard view
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Possibly second cousins?
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Looking from tourist site to the town of Kinderdijk
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Traffic!
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Standard view all the way back to Alblasserdam
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So many new elements since previous visits
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We took the road into Kinderdijk
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The center of Kinderdijk
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Stopped at a bakery near the church
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Backyard view for a Kinderdijk resident
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Houses built at the former level of the dike
