Wonderful Trip in the Netherlands

On summer break, I traveled to the Netherlands with my family and our family friends. We went to Amsterdam, Haarlem, Delft, Alkmaar, and other small towns. 



I visited the Vincent Van Gogh Museum. I saw many paintings of Van Gogh, including the Sunflowers, Almond Blossom, the Potato Eaters, and Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portraits. My favorite painting is Vincent van Gogh's The Potato Eaters. In the painting, there is a poor family eating potatoes around the dining table. Only potatoes!




There are many historical windmills in the Netherlands. I went inside three mills. One windmill is used for milling the paint colors into the powders, and another windmill is for sawing the wood logs. And other windmills are used for pumping water. It’s amazing!

 


Another exciting thing is about cheese. We visited a traditional cheese market, where I saw a traditional cheese auction. Many beautiful young ladies wearing traditional dresses were handing out free cheese samples with different flavors, including goat cheese and spicy cheese. My favorite cheese was the pesto-flavored cheese. What a delicious cheese! 

  



The most fun activity we did was a boat ride. The Netherlands has many canals. We rented a boat to ride through the canals. I saw many beautiful water lilies. I waved to people on other boats. We ducked under the low bridge. How fun the boat ride is!



The Netherlands has a rich culture, and it’s a fun place to visit. I had a wonderful summer vacation in the Netherlands!

  



  

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