Tuesday morning we (and Dior!) headed on a bus just outside of Amsterdam. Our first stop was Zaanse Schans, which is an industrial area with over 700 windmills still in use. There we learned about making the traditional wooden clogs, gouda cheese, and using a windmill to make peanut oil or cut lumber. Granted it was really touristy, but who goes to Holland without seeing clogs and windmills?!
On the bus ride we learned more about the dyke system that keeps people living in a nation that's over half under sea level. Next we stopped in Edam, a medieval town, famous for its namesake cheese. It was quaint and gave us a good picture of rural life in Amsterdam--we also got some cheese!
Our last stop was in Volendam, a fisherman's village that was pretty overrun with touristy places, but lay alongside a manmade lake that was formed when they created a 30km dyke across the sea.
At night we ate peking duck with Dale and Dior at Oriental City which we recommend, followed it up with a stroll through the Red Light district (not that crazy after all), and lastly played pool and listened to live music at WaterHole (fun american-ish bar with live music nightly).
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