Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem
Trip Start
Apr 03, 2009
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Trip End
Apr 15, 2009
Where I stayed
http://home.planet.nl/~groo0301/
Arnhem, Netherlands
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
There are also various trades shown and it is a working museum in that sense. There is a blacksmith and a weaver; an oil mill, a cheese dairy, as well as a brewery and a bakery amongst others. There are a number of windmills and old-fashioned shops. the shops line a square where there are mini penny-farthings and go-karts for the kids to play on, whilst the grown-ups have a coffee.
The kids had a great time. There are plenty of things for them to have a go on. They pulled themselves across a river on a ferry attached to a rope, getting somewhat wet in the process. They had a go at grinding coffee in one farmhouse. They milked a wooden cow, used a mangle, sat on a tractor and drove a fibreglass horse and cart. They negotiated a maze and tried out the playground.
At this point the wet weather we'd left behind started to catch up with us so we caught the circular tram (at a gnome-infested station) that took us back to the entrance. We'd spent five hours there and not seen it all. I was pretty tired, let alone the kids.
