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Today people live and work in the village just as the Dutch did hundreds of years ago. The village’s narrow paths lead past a small retail center with gift and gourmet shops, and a hotel with outdoor dining. Here you’ll find a grocery museum and Pewter Foundry De Tinkoepel, one of the last pewter foundries left in the Netherlands. On the other side of the road is a narrow canal with humpback bridges scattered down its length. They lead to homes where local families live. As we wander out of the village we take the path toward a string of eight windmills of all shapes and sizes. Six are industrial windmills designed to produce its own product. There are demonstrations of how the power of the windmill is used to produce oil, make pigments for paint, and saw timber. Some of the windmills also serve as homes for their owners who can be seen tinkering at the sails and parts of the windmills that must need regular maintenance. A number of windmills are retail stores and offer free admittance, while others ask for a small fee so that they can maintain these ancient giants. It was truly remarkable to think that they were the height of industrial technology well over 400 years ago. After visiting several windmills we took a fork in the path that led to an equally interesting section of the historical park. Grouped in several period-style buildings were a cheese farm with an elaborate retail sales area and a wooden shoe museum and factory displaying hundreds of pairs of fascinating clogs of every era for every need. Clog and cheese making demonstrations add to the fun. Within this complex are a couple casual restaurants with outdoor seating. We enjoyed a meal made with local ingredients and some local brews. As I sipped my beer, I could imagine slipping on my comfortable wooden shoes and heading out to my own giant windmill that would do nothing but rock a giant hammock. Thinking about living in the past can be hard work. IF YOU GO Guided tours are available and lasts about 1.5 hours. € 6.50 p.p. (minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 people per guide) Hours for the park and stores are from 11 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Website: www.zaanseschans.nl Top: Visitors chat with sheep whose milk is used in the cheese production as shown in the cheese making plant above. Left: A docile replica of a cow lets visitors try their hand at milking without upsetting the real thing. Right: Displays of unusual wooden shoes. The wooden shoe making museum and manufacturing plant has several demonstrations daily. Wine Dine & Travel Fall <strong>2013</strong> | 30
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