🇳🇱 Ultimate Guide: Windmill Village + LEGO Town Day Trip
"Like stepping into a Dutch Golden Age painting!" 🌾🎨 🚂 Transportation Made Easy 1️⃣ NS App: Buy round-trip ticket Amsterdam Centraal → Zaandijk Zaanse Schans (€7.6). Stop at Zaandam for LEGO Town! (10-min from Central) Pro Tip: App saves €1 vs station machines! 2️⃣ Route: Zaandam (LEGO Town): 12-min train → 30-min photo stop 🧱 Zaanse Schans: Next stop (6-min) → 15-min scenic walk to windmills 🌬️ Zaanse Schans Windmill Village Why visit? 18th-century working windmills (climb inside for €5!) Cheese farms, wooden clog workshops, and sheep milk ice cream 🍦 Picture-perfect: Sunlit canals + spinning sails = Instagram gold 📸 Must-Do List: 1️⃣ Henri Willig Cheese Farm (since 1974!) – Taste garlic/herb gouda 🧀 2️⃣ Wooden Shoe Workshop – Pose with giant clogs 👞 3️⃣ Clock Museum – 300+ timepieces ⏰ 4️⃣ Boat Tour (€12) – Glide past postcard views ⛵ "I wanted to stay forever as a lazy village cow!" 🐄💭 🧩 Zaandam (LEGO Town) Colorful block buildings near station – quick *15-min stop* for photos. Skip if: Not into architecture or tight on time. 🍽️ Food Tips Ice Cream: Try goat milk flavor (add nuts, skip extra sugar). Lunch: Pack a picnic or eat at village cafés. Perfect Day Plan: 9AM Train → 10AM LEGO Town → 11AM Windmills → 3PM Return #NetherlandsTravel #ZaanseSchans #LEGOTown #DayTrip #DutchCountryside 🇳🇱✨