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Madurodam

So Much to See at Madurodam

Today we went to Madurodam, “the Netherlands in miniature”.  Mommy went there when she was our age.   She still likes it and we like it too!  The whole country, from the famous churches to the port at Rotterdam to the flower fields is there in miniature.

The East Indiaman We Toured Last Week

There are trams, trains, cars, ships, barges and boats that move around the tracks, roads and canals.   There’s even a fire on a freighter that is put out by a fireboat.  And the bridges go up and down for the boats.

Maastricht in Miniature

All the plants are also miniature and to scale.  So there are miniature oak trees and miniature chestnut trees as well as alpine flowers.

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Hortus Bontanicus

We took the train to Leiden one afternoon and walked through the medieval part of town to the hortus botanicus.  It’s been a botanical garden since the 16th century and has some pretty amazing plants.  We walked a long catwalk at the top of a greenhouse full of carnivorous plants and saw bananas and vanilla beans growing.

A Truly Amazing Flower

The Spring Garden

After the garden we walked back through town.   The fortifications are closed for renovation, but we took a picture of the gate.

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