Rhine River - Day 4 - A Castle Near Amsterdam

Day 4 started out with another boat ride through the canal's, but I figured I'd posted enough of Amsterdam so I'll save you from any more.  In the afternoon we headed out to tour a castle about 20 miles out of town.   It was originally built in the 13th century, destroyed in the 16th, rebuilt in the 17th, and then lived in until the 1960's.  After that it became a museum.

On our way into the Castle we ran into a married couple (or soon to be) doing pictures in front of the castle.

And then the castle itself.

Tina getting ready for a night of wine and fun.  It's most likely beer.  The water was so bad back then that it would make anybody sick who drank it.  The processed it into beer and that would be all they drank period.

Original canon balls from the 13th century.

The kitchen area.

The lady in this picture is the person the Dutch feel was the first feminist in the 16th century.  She was allowed to study with the men due to how smart she was and participated in intellectual conversations with men in group settings.

The babies crib.

We climbed all 50 steps up into the watchtower and took a pic looking back into town.

And then another one looking out onto the North Sea.

 Getting back to the bus to go back to our ship I came across this ram.

You looking at me man?!?!?

And then it was back onto the ship and setting sail for Cologne Germany.

Until then, doei-doei (Dutch for bye bye).