The Amstel canal near the Heineken Brewery
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A young couple enjoys lunch over a canal
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A draw bridge over the main Amster canal, allowing the occasional larger boats through
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A cafe table dedicated to the weak Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery
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Rembrandt scowls over the Rembrandt Square
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This is the last remaining windmill in Leiden, built in 1743. It is now a the Molenmuseum de Valk, demonstrating life within a windmill, and their historical uses.
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Leiden Windmill
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Flowers in the windmill garden
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The dining room in the Windmill where the miller and his family would dine
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Looking up the windmill at the arms, called blades or sails
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The wheel used to move the windmill blades around to catch the wind
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Large stone wheel would grind grain against another stone wheel to produce flour
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The shaft up the windmill, connected to the blades outside, which would power the wheels below
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A view from the windmill
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