Europe Trip 2012: Zaanse Schans

Whenever we're in Amsterdam, Papa always takes us to Zaanse Schans.

From Wikipedia:

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses; the ca. 35 houses from all over the Zaanstreek were moved to the museum area in the 1970s. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans.

The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracts approximately 900,000 visitors every year. The windmills were built after 1574.

Outfit of the day muna:

Coat: Mark & Spencer; Tights: Giordano; Boots: i forgot na where i got it (sorry); Bag: Longchamp

We took photos of my dad's neighborhood. I love it there because ang peaceful. It didn't hurt also that the place looks beautiful in the summer.

Dutch people go around the city in their bicycles.

We arrived at Zaanse Schans. The weather was a bit gloomy.

Alvin, Moi, my dad and my brother

 We hit the souvenir shop first.

There's also a store where you can buy Delft Blue stuff.

This is where they show you how they make their cheese.

They also sell different kinds of cheese!

Favorite ko yung smoked cheese nila.

After that, we went to check out the windmills.

These are real, working, old fashioned windmills. Do you wanna see what's inside these windmills?

 
Dutch houses

This is the wooden shoe workshop.

Work clogs.

Wedding clogs.

Extra-ordinary clogs.

So many colors and designs to choose from!

Sample wooden clogs workshop.

If you're in Amsterdam, don't forget to visit Zaanse Schans too! =)