Wednesday 24 March 2010

Corner View 'Typical Architecture'

I'm sure you can all think of one typical dutch architectural feature, am I right?

Yes, the windmill.   They aren't everywhere as you may imagine, but we have discovered some beauties on our drives around NL.  Some in full working order used for grinding wheat; some with their sails in tatters and barely standing; others being used as homes; and some hundreds of years old in a museum of dutch homes and lifestyles through the ages.  They are often enormous, with their sails almost touching the ground from such a huge height.  Most impressive.

Whenever we see a windmill, it is always pointed out, and brings a smile and a comment - you can never just drive on past.   Here are a few to share today.







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26 comments:

  1. Lovely!
    Really lovely! Love that light on the photos.

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  2. I'm hoping to come to Amsterdam in May, but doubt I'll see one of these. They look so peaceful! Enjoying your blog!

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  3. There is something quite peaceful and soothing about windmills. I love to see them in Greece too, I associate them with holidays and rest. Lovely post! Happy hump day! x LZ

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  4. Lovely, The fourth one is my favourite. There is something very peaceful about them like other people have already said. They also make me think of Windy Miller from Camberwick Green. Memories...like the windmills of my mind.

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  5. Woow, I love these pictures! Beautiful! I would love to visit Holland one day...

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  6. Homes? I wonder what it would be like to live in one of them!

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  7. I really like the idea of using windmills as homes. There was a craze a few years back in the US to convert barns and old churches into homes.

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  8. Amazing!! I don't think I could ever get used to looking at them. What beautiful country there! MUST visit!

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  9. thanks for sharing ... these are great !!

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  10. Fabulous photos! I didn't realise windmills came in so many different shapes and sizes.

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  11. ohhhh those are totally amazing!!!

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  12. What a beauty! and good memories... I love your pics!

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  13. Beautiful ... and quite different from one another!

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  14. Yes windmills, they are a beauty and I love them so. Historic, working, livelihood, architecture, stories, all are in a windmill. They also represent human ingenuity. And your pictures are beautiful. Thank you.

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  15. I love the windmills!! Such great typical architecture!

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  16. wow i've never seen one in real life! they look so beautiful!

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  17. you make me want to see these close up! it's funny... they look like something out of a fairy tale to me, something from another world. really great pictures.

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  18. wow, you can live in a windmill in holland? that would be really cool!!

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  19. lovely photos! would Don Quixote be somewhere around? Thanks for your visit!

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  20. These are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Ahh. . . to live in a windmill. That is certainly interesting. . . hmmm.

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  22. how cool to be able to experience these in real life? who gets to say they've stood next to a windmill? they're kind of like very physically significant time machines. one would have to be in awe of their scale, power and history. thanks for reminding us about dutch windmills!

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  23. How beautiful. My community is dreaming of windpower becoming a reality here as well. They are beautiful, and such a good way to harness nature's energy without polluting the earth. Thank you! I linked to your blog from Carmie's... so glad to find you.

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  24. that was so much fun! thank you for that! happy weekend dear!

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