We had a local dance group demonstrate traditional dances in our lounge. Since we're scheduled to see windmills, they even did the windmill dance. It was neat hearing their wooden shoes tap on the floor. They had an audience participation dance and Al was chosen as one of the volunteers. I'm beginning to think it's his beard!!

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In the 17th century this was the Weigh House but today is a local brewery. In the Middle Ages all cities and towns of the Netherlands had a Wasgrecht, a law controlling standardized weights and measures.

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This arch allows one to enter the church courtyard.

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The city boasts a 13th century church called Grote Kerk. We were hoping to get a glimpse inside but couldn't because they were holding a concert inside. We did get to stand outside for a while and enjoy the music though.

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This is one of the narrow streets that come down off one of the hills.

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During dinner we saw the sun setting behind this neat windmill.

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Somehow our boat was in an accident with several barges in the wee hours of the morning. There were two hits, one in the back and one in the front which felt to us like an earthquake. Due to this our schedule got a bit changed around but we didn't miss anything on the itinerary (which was a good thing since windmills were the next thing on the agenda!).

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For tonight's talk on cheese, Verona dressed in a traditional Dutch way right down to her wooden shoes.

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On our way to Kinderdijk we began to see more and more windmills. We didn't realize there were so many different looking windmills. Most of them today are privately owned and the living quarters inside have been modernized. The owners are either millers or they rent their facility out to others.

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It's hard to imagine a more Dutch scene than this string of 18 historic windmills.

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We got to climb to the top of one of these 18th century windmills and see the tiny area a family of 10 lived in. Today this area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and provides an intriguing glimpse into Holland's past.

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We really couldn't get enough of these structures and took picture after picture.

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Our new friends from Chicago, Ann and Abe, posed with us in front of one of the windmills.

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