After visiting De Vlijt windmill while we were in Wageningen, Diana and R drove us east of town to visit a nearby castle, Kasteel Doorwerth. This medieval castle dates back to the 1200s and is located on the floodplains of the Rhine River, halfway between Wageningen and the larger city of Arnhem. The original structure(s) were…
Visiting De Vlijt, a Working Windmill in Holland
It may be one of the most touristy things a visitor to the Netherlands can do, but seeing a windmill while visiting the country is one of those things you almost have to do. They’re so iconic, and “so Dutch.” I was happy just seeing them from the highway, smiling whenever I spotted one from the…
Five Days in Wageningen, the Netherlands
Wageninen is a small Dutch town (pop ≈37k) located on the Rhine River in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, around a 75 minute drive south east of Amsterdam. (It’s actually closer to Germany than it is to most major Dutch cities.) It is home to a popular, international university and has a rich history,…