Included Windmills Visit -. After breakfast aboard, disembark for an excursion in the picturesque Dutch countryside of the historic Kinderdijk area. Built in the mid-18th century, the collection of 19 windmills that you will visit here is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They provide an intriguing glimpse into Holland’s past. You will tour the interior of one of the working windmills. Families that live in these mills are required to keep them in working order. As you cross the dike from your ship to the windmills, you will notice that these are in fact at a lower elevation that the vessel: much of this part of the Netherlands is below sea level. Return to your ship and begin sailing towards Cologne.
Welcome Reception & Dinner. Gather this evening to get acquainted with your Program Director and traveling companions at a Welcome Reception before the Welcome Dinner aboard. Your ship sails through the night.
Included Meals: Breakfast (Frühstück), Lunch(Mittagessen), Dinner (Abendessen)
Divided into 4 groups with earphones and tour guides, we went to the windmills. Our guide was a total ditz, unable to keep the group together, repetitive, and unwittingly funny. The wind was gusting horribly, and the miller had to run out and put the breaks on the mill because it was whirling so fast. Had not realized that the sails can be swiveled 360 degrees to catch the most favorable wind.
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