Open air museum

On our trip we went within Holland, last but not least, to the Open air museum in Arnhem. Here you see historic houses, farmhouses and mills. You also see people working in a cheese factory, farmers and a blacksmith for example. It is like Holland in one day. In Holland is also the Zaanse Schans where much more mills and houses can be seen, but that was to far for us. My friend Isabella covered it however in a post.

This typical Dutch bridge leads you to the Zaan area. Anyone who had to pass the bridge in a boat had to pay a toll. Than the bridge was raised.

Street where you can find a bakery and an old fashioned shop in houses from Koog aan de Zaan

A Dutch treat are poffertjes. They are like little pancakes. Lots of people make them at home. They are still sold in a poffertjes stall which you can find on an annual fair.

In this boatyard from Marken harbour ships were repaired. It can be reached by a footbridge

This blue farm is from Harreveld. The people lived under one roof with the animals. Above a fire in the middle of the house they cooked a meal in one pot. That's where the many one pan dishes in Holland come from. This old fashioned way of cooking was common for thousands of years all over the world.

Dutch people are collectors. In a museum many private collection are brought together. This is just a little part of a collection of money boxes.

This is a paper mill where handcrafted paper is made. There is a water mill (at the back) There were several paper mills in the Veluwe.

Have a great week, marja