Photos from the River Cruise through Germany and the Netherlands
By Dallas Smith
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A traditional Black Forest mountain village
A medieval fortress on an island in the Rhine River, positioned to collect traffic from river boat traffic
What time/century is it?
Heidelberg Castle
A Black Forest Cake: chocolate pastry with layers of cherries and whipped cream
A variety of Holland’s famous tulips
Council of Europe in Strasbourg with flags of all member nations
A classic Amsterdam drawbridge
Ancient guard towers protecting the entrance to Strasbourg
Entrance to the Cologne Cathedral, the Kölner Dom
Interior of the Cologne Cathedral
Ten of the total fourteen Kinderdijk windmills, a World Heritage Site
A detail from a painting by Van Der Helst, hanging opposite the Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum
Interior of the windmill showing the huge waterwheel gear-disc
Gouda Cheese aging in place
Four of the Kinderdijk windmills
The Rijk’s Museum, home of the Dutch Masters
Amsterdam canal waterfront…Buildings from the 16th century
Rembrandt’s Night Watch: The name was given much later. Cleaning of the painting revealed that it is actually a scene inside a dark room with daylight streaming in from a unseen window.
A representation of a treaty signing by one of the Dutch Masters
