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Kinderdijk - A step back in time !!

Holland has a special bond with it's authentic windmills. There are close to 600 windmills throughout the country and you can find them almost everywhere.Some of them are still operational, some of them are converted to museum where visitors can have a looks and understand how they worked in old times and what they were used for, and there are some place where windmills got converted into kind of hotels where people can stay over night in the windmill.Visitors from all around the world come to Netherlands for windmills and places like Kinderdijk, Zaanse schaans are quite popular. I have covered both the places and my this post is about kinderdijk.
Me and my husband decided to take a half day trip to kinderdijk since we have heard about the place so much. It's an hour drive from Amsterdam.
So finally we were at kinderdijk. It was rather a crowded place with cars, bicycles and few motorcycles. Windmills are only accessible by foot, by bike and a boat.
From the parking lot at the Molenkade in Kinderdijk you walk on the dike. Entry to the area is free.You will have to buy ticket only if you are planning to visit windmill museum or planning to explore kinderdijk by boat. There are 19 windmills on two sides and there runs a canal parallel to the windmills.You are very lucky if you get to see kinderdijk on a sunny day because the reflection of windmills and clouds in water is just spectacular. Paradise for photographers.

How to reach Kinderdijk
By water Bus
By public Transport
Parking at kinderdijk
If you want to visit the Kinderdijk windmills by car.you have to take into account that parking is quite limited and in the season (which runs until the end of  October) you have to pay for parking. Parking on the Lekdijk is forbidden. No matter how tempting it is to park the car here, do not do it if you do not want a parking ticket.Parking fee is 5 Euro.
Tip:
The beauty of the place in the morning hours is unmatched and most beautiful because place will be fully yours as you won't find any other tourists.


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