Neeltje Jans

I was visiting Neeltje Jans with 2 American friends (both 62 and 1 having walk issues). I am Dutch so you want to be proud on the Delta Works. It started with the entry price of 4 x € 23.50. OK, you think, it's unique, so it must be worth it. But it turned out to be a disappointment. First of all you also had to pay extra for the little boat trip. Again 4 x € 4. And because 1 of the Americans had difficulty walking, we decided not to take the "guided tour of the inner storm surge barrier" which would have been another 4x € 3.50. So, If you opt for € 23.50 per person, what do you get ? You will see the Delta Experience and a film about 1953 and the building of the delta works. "Seadreams the movie" was not available that day due to the fact that the movie theater was being renovated. For the rest there was a small exhibition about the influence of plastic on the marine environment (all interesting for small children). And all other attractions with seals, the interior of a whale and the hurricane machine is really for (small) children. On the boat tour there was nothing special to see. Something is explained through a bad speaker (and the first 15 minutes everything was only told in the German language, of which our Americans of course didn't understand anything; only later suddenly English did appear to exist). We also wanted to have a small lunch at the pavilion. And had ordered, among other things, a "haute-dog". The "chef" said it would take 10 minutes because they only made it by order. We were given such a sound/light disc that would make sound/light when the food was ready. After having paid, the waiting started. After not hearing/seeing anything for half an hour, we walked to the "chef" and asked why it took so long for the famous "haute dogs" stayed. Well: his answer was: it is so busy, so it takes longer. And after another 5 minutes we got them, and then they turned out to be lukewarm. Apparently if you have paid, other customers áfter you are much more important to be served, than sticking to the promised 10 minutes waiting. To leave the park we also had to pay € 7.50 parking fee. All in all € 165.50 in total (incl. the small lukewarm lunch with a drink). I was pretty ashamed for my American guests. What an enormously poor price/quality ratio. I always receive a lot of foreign guests, but Neeltje Jans will no longer be on the list of Dutch attractions to be visited.