We proceed on to De Oude Kerk (The Old Church) after returning from Zaanse Schans. It was originally built as a Catholic church but taken over by Dutch Protestant reformers. The reformers simplified the large interior and destroyed most Catholic ornamentation in it. The simplification presents a very spacious and different feel to the...
Zaanse Schans Day trip from Amsterdam
Zaanse Schans is a famous windmill town near to Amsterdam. Located in Zann district where it used to be populated with numerous industrious windmills. The once-important windmills were made redundant after the introduction of Steam Engine during the industrial revolution. Thank goodness that a windmill society came up with the idea to preserve the...