Off course one will still find a lot traditional windmills, and more often than not they are in pristine condition, however they are only for show these days.
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Many villages played a major role in the middle ages when the Hanseatic League, a trade association during the time of 13th to 17th century was a thing, but are mostly catering to tourism these days. The brick architecture is very similar to what one would find in Eastern Frisia where my family comes from.
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So peaceful and uncrowded pictures... do you (like me) time the shot for when no people are present or was it really that idyllic? Harlingen pic #5, what was that large dark structure?
ReplyDeleteHi Dom, in fact there were not many people around, high season was already over. The large structure is an open movable bridge as per wikipedia a bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge). Very common in the Netherlands due to the many waterways. Cheers, SonjaM
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