Amsterdam Second Day

(Jessica continues her narration.) (We're glad Jessica got to go on this trip with a small group from school. It was hard letting her go on a trip to Europe by herself though. Fortunately we knew a few of the other people who went on the trip including her French teacher whom we trusted with our precious daughter.) We took a trip to a family-owned cheese and clog factory.

A woman there explained to us how they made the various kinds of cheese. I especially enjoyed taste-testing the Stinging Nettle cheese, which was spicy, but tasted good.

Here I am sitting in a giant clog. I never thought that I would be able to sit inside a shoe.

We visited the little city of Volendaam and I even had the chance to wade in the North Sea.

Here are a few of the many windmills that have been preserved in Zaanse Schans.

We were able to go inside of a windmill and see how it worked. There are so many mechanisms involved in working a windmill!

One of the most interesting things we got to see today was the Anne Frank House. Here is the statue of Anne; the girl who wrote the famous diary and was always optimistic. Her story has touched the lives of people all over the world.

Comments

Emily said…
What an AMAZING experiance! I'm totally Jealous that you were able to experiance such GREAT history and beauty! Jessica, you are a world traveller! AWESOME!
Eric said…
What a cool experience! The windmills are so cool, and I love the big wooden shoe; it looks like a little boat!