{"id":8584,"date":"2018-11-21T13:51:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T13:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/scottishlinks\/daytrips-from-edinburgh-copy\/"},"modified":"2018-11-22T12:42:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:42:56","slug":"dutchdaytrips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/dutchlinks\/dutchdaytrips\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Daytrips"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><div id=\"themify_builder_content-8584\" data-postid=\"8584\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-8584 themify_builder\">\n\n    \n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix fullwidth fullcover fullwidth_row_container module_row_0 themify_builder_8584_row module_row_8584-0\" data-id=\"be331f9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n                                    <div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_8584_column module_column_0 module_column_8584-0-0\" data-id=\"bb0a2f7\" >\n                                                                <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n                            \n\n    <!-- module image -->\n    <div  id=\"image-8584-0-0-0\" class=\"module module-image image-8584-0-0-0  image-overlay   hide-desktop hide-tablet auto_fullwidth\" data-id=\"98cf56d\">\n        <!--insert-->\n        \n        <div class=\"image-wrap\">\n                            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Zaanse-Schans-Netherlands.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-post-image wp-image-8558\" title=\"DUTCH DAY TRIPS \" alt=\"DUTCH DAY TRIPS \" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Zaanse-Schans-Netherlands.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Zaanse-Schans-Netherlands.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Zaanse-Schans-Netherlands.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>            \n            \n                    <div class=\"image-content\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                                    DUTCH DAY TRIPS                                             <\/h3>\n                \n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/image-content -->\n        \n                <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module image -->\n\n\n\n    <!-- module image -->\n    <div  id=\"image-8584-0-0-1\" class=\"module module-image image-8584-0-0-1  image-overlay   hide-mobile auto_fullwidth\" data-id=\"3242e19\">\n     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\n                    <div class=\"image-content\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                                    DUTCH DAY TRIPS                                             <\/h3>\n                \n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/image-content -->\n        \n                <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module image -->\n\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                                <\/div>\n                                <!-- \/row_inner -->\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  data-desktop-padding=\"2%,2%\" class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix fullwidth fullcover fullwidth_row_container module_row_1 themify_builder_8584_row module_row_8584-1\" data-id=\"6755e1a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n          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text-8584-2-0-0    \" data-id=\"4966459\">\n    <!--insert-->\n    \n        <h2>Your Travel Experience Can Include<\/h2>        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n        <div  class=\"themify_builder_sub_row module_subrow clearfix sub_row_2-0-1\" data-id=\"58f8c1f\" >\n\t\t                    <div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top\" >\n                                       <div  class=\"col4-2 sub_column module_column first sub_column_post_8584 sub_column_2-0-1-0\"> \n                                                              <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n                            \n\n    <div class=\"tb_slider_loader\"><\/div>\n    <div id=\"slider-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-0-0\" class=\"module module-slider slider-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-0-0 themify_builder_slider_wrap clearfix  slider-default   \" data-id=\"5766f60\">\n        <!--insert-->\n                <ul class=\"themify_builder_slider\"\n            data-id=\"slider-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-0-0\" \n            data-visible=\"1\" \n            data-mob-visible=\"0\"\n            data-scroll=\"1\" \n            data-auto-scroll=\"4\"\n            data-speed=\"1\"\n            data-wrap=\"yes\"\n            data-arrow=\"no\"\n            data-pagination=\"yes\"\n            data-effect=\"scroll\" \n            data-height=\"auto\" \n            data-pause-on-hover=\"resume\"\n            >\n                    <!-- module slider image -->\n\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/netherlands-hoge-veluwe-st-hubertus.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\" wp-post-image wp-image-8637\" alt=\"netherlands hoge veluwe st hubertus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/netherlands-hoge-veluwe-st-hubertus.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/netherlands-hoge-veluwe-st-hubertus.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        \n                        <\/div>\n                                   <\/div>\n\t\t               <div  class=\"col4-2 sub_column module_column last sub_column_post_8584 sub_column_2-0-1-1 repeat\" > \n                                                              <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n                            \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  id=\"text-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-1-0\" class=\"module module-text text-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-1-0  repeat   hide-mobile\" data-id=\"9b8ad76\">\n    <!--insert-->\n    \n        <p><b>Nature, Art &#038; Culture for Everyone:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Located 90 minutes from Amsterdam by car, the <\/span><b>De Hoge Veluwe National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allows visitors to bike for free in the park and spot wildlife living in the area.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside the park, you will visit the <\/span><b>Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00fcller Museum, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">containing the second-largest <\/span><b>Van Gogh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> collection in the world as well as masterpieces by <\/span><b>Claude Monet, Georges Seurat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pablo Picasso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The museum is in one of the largest <\/span><b>sculpture gardens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Europe with over 160 sculptures by iconic artists such as <\/span><b>Aristide Maillol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Marta Pan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pierre Huyghe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Perfect for picnics and family reunions. On the road back to Amsterdam, you can stop at the medieval <\/span><b>Muiden Castle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its gardens, restored to look as they did in the 17th century. <\/span><\/p>        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  id=\"text-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-1-1\" class=\"module module-text text-8584-sub_row_2-0-1-1-1  repeat   hide-desktop hide-tablet\" data-id=\"9219419\">\n    <!--insert-->\n    \n        <p><b>Nature, Art &#038; Culture for Everyone:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Located 90 minutes from Amsterdam by car, the <\/span><b>De Hoge Veluwe National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allows visitors to bike for free in the park and spot wildlife living in the area.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside the park, you will visit the <\/span><b>Kr\u00f6ller-M\u00fcller Museum, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">containing the second-largest <\/span><b>Van Gogh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> collection in the world as well as masterpieces by <\/span><b>Claude Monet, Georges Seurat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pablo Picasso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The museum is in one of the largest <\/span><b>sculpture gardens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Europe with over 160 sculptures by iconic artists such as <\/span><b>Aristide Maillol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Marta Pan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Pierre Huyghe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Perfect for picnics and family reunions. On the road back to Amsterdam, you can stop at the medieval <\/span><b>Muiden Castle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its gardens, restored to look as they did in the 17th century.<\/span><\/p>        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                   <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\n                                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                                <\/div>\n                                <!-- \/row_inner -->\n                        <\/div>\n                        <!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix repeat module_row_3 themify_builder_8584_row module_row_8584-3\" data-id=\"84417f9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n                                    <div  class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 first tb_8584_column module_column_0 module_column_8584-3-0 repeat\" data-id=\"95f9733\" >\n                                                                <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n                            \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  id=\"text-8584-3-0-0\" class=\"module module-text text-8584-3-0-0  repeat   hide-mobile\" data-id=\"6e0816c\">\n    <!--insert-->\n    \n        <p><b>A Discovery Tour of Dutch Traditions: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Zaanse Schans, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a short drive from Amsterdam) gives you an idea of how life was like in 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century Netherlands. The region has a collection of well-preserved historic <\/span><b>wooden windmills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>authentic traditional houses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>cheese farms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>tin factory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and several museums. <\/span><b><i>(Once there were more than 600 windmills that were constructed in the 17<\/i><\/b><b><i>th<\/i><\/b><b><i> century in this region &#8211; some of them still exist and and are open to visitors)!<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The fishing village of <\/span><b>Marken<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features traditional wooden houses built on top of small, artificial hills and poles to avoid the houses flooding. You will also get to visit the town of <\/span><b>Edam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> famous for the <\/span><b>cheese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the same name. (Sometimes, you get to see the enactment of the <\/span><b>cheese market<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will show you how cheese was traded in the past).<\/span><\/p>        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"tb_slider_loader\"><\/div>\n    <div id=\"slider-8584-3-0-1\" class=\"module module-slider slider-8584-3-0-1 themify_builder_slider_wrap clearfix  slider-default    hide-desktop hide-tablet\" data-id=\"a951e41\">\n        <!--insert-->\n                <ul class=\"themify_builder_slider\"\n            data-id=\"slider-8584-3-0-1\" \n            data-visible=\"1\" \n            data-mob-visible=\"0\"\n            data-scroll=\"1\" \n            data-auto-scroll=\"4\"\n            data-speed=\"1\"\n            data-wrap=\"yes\"\n            data-arrow=\"no\"\n            data-pagination=\"yes\"\n            data-effect=\"scroll\" \n            data-height=\"auto\" \n            data-pause-on-hover=\"resume\"\n            >\n                    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wp-post-image wp-image-8638\" alt=\"cheese market the netherlands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cheese-market-the-netherlands.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cheese-market-the-netherlands.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/frenchlinks.com\/newfrenchlinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cheese-market-the-netherlands.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  id=\"text-8584-3-1-1\" class=\"module module-text text-8584-3-1-1  repeat   hide-desktop hide-tablet\" data-id=\"fe77f98\">\n    <!--insert-->\n    \n        <p><b>A Discovery Tour of Dutch Traditions: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Zaanse Schans, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a short drive from Amsterdam) gives you an idea of how life was like in 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century Netherlands. The region has a collection of well-preserved historic <\/span><b>wooden windmills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>authentic traditional houses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>cheese farms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>tin factory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and several museums. <\/span><b><i>(Once there were more than 600 windmills that were constructed in the 17<\/i><\/b><b><i>th<\/i><\/b><b><i> century in this region &#8211; some of them still exist and and are open to visitors)!<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The fishing village of <\/span><b>Marken<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features traditional wooden houses built on top of small, artificial hills and poles to avoid the houses flooding. You will also get to visit the town of <\/span><b>Edam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> famous for the <\/span><b>cheese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the same name. 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Thirty minutes from The Hague is the town of <\/span><b>Delft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, celebrated for its connections to <\/span><b>Johannes Vermeer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Delft Blue pottery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Royal family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will visit the <\/span><b>Royal Delft Factory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the last remaining Delftware factory from the 17th century, where you will get to see how the famous hand-painted blue patterns of Delft Blue pottery have been created since the 16<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century, and admire the painters and craftsmen at work. 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