Outside the Molenmuseum "De Valk" - the Windmill Museum set in a mill called "De Valk"
Ground floor was the living-quarters of the millner and his family. Here's the kitchen
cool stove!
Models of various types of mills
this one is like De Valk.
This one is like De Put, a mill we saw later on that afternoon
this is used to "steer" the mill, aiming it into the wind
where the grain came down, feeding into the mill stones to be ground into flour.
millstones
De Valk from the outside
and, De Put, another mill in Leiden. This one is still in use, grinding grain!
About to head inside for a closer look - the whole mill was shaking, as it was a windy day and the mill was swinging at full-speed.
spinning away
beautiful, powerful windmill
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