We took a second day trip to visit a few of the traditional sites around Holland to include active windmills and a cheese factory before taking a cruise to visit a clog factory. It was an enjoyable experience and we learned a lot about the Dutch way of life.
A string of active windmills used for cutting lumber, processing cocoa or peanuts.
Our next stop was at a cheese factory in a town named Volendam on the Markemeer Lake. We toured the facility and learned how they process traditional Dutch cheese before sampling a variety of their local products. They were tasty!
After the cheese factory we had time to walk around the town and get a taste of the local bites.
Kaitlyn made sure she didn't miss an opportunity for dessert :)
Next, we prepared for a 45 minute cruise from Volendam to Marken Island to visit a traditional clog factory. Jonathan found a cool pirate-looking ship in port but it's not what we took for a spin.
Arriving at Marken Island.
Clogs used as planters.
This traditional factory used old steam powered equipment to show how the industry operated many years ago.
As we wrapped up our trip and prepared to fly home, Jonathan was allowed to pop his head into the cockpit. The Captain was nice enough to get out of his seat and allow Jonathan to sit down for a front-row view. I couldn't believe they allowed him to sit in the cockpit but thank you KLM for the wonderful memory.
That's Voldendam to the left and Marken Island to the right.
Once back in Warsaw, Jonathan spotted the American School of Warsaw (ASW) campus down below.
Our guide was very entertaining and reminded us of Kristof from Frozen. He made the tour enjoyable with his silly jokes and Dutch personality. You can see all clogs hanging from the ceiling to dry out.
Here's the clog he made during our tour. It started as a block of wood and 7 minutes later it resembled a clog.
The tour dumps you out into their gift shop where they have clogs in all sizes to try on. They're definitely not comfortable and we didn't see any locals wearing them around town but they still sell quite a bunch.
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