Today was our tenth day in the Netherlands. We had a private transfer to Delta Works, a park near one of the Netherland’s flood control barriers. We first watched a movie displaying how the barriers were built, and then got a tour around the exhibit, explaining the barriers even farther. It’s a long and thorough…

Today we took a 9 a.m. train ride to Delft to visit InHolland University of Applied Sciences. InHolland is a branch campus that focuses solely on aeronautical engineering. We were taken around the campus by two students, and we first got a presentation about the university and aeronautics. The University of Applied Sciences offers a…

Today we had free time in the morning for the first time. We didn’t leave the hostel until 1 p.m., so I had plenty of time to get more sleep, grab breakfast, and relax. The free time was much needed. For breakfast, I just ate yogurt and cereal at the hostel. Then, at 1 o’clock…

The day started off with an early breakfast at the hostel, and then we were off for an hour and a half bus ride to the Zuiderzee. Translated to English, Zuiderzee means “southern sea.” Once we got there, we had to take a boat ride to the village where the Zuiderzeemuseum is. We got to…

Today started off a little later than usual; however, we needed the time to pack up our belongings because we left our hotel in Sloterdijk for a hostel in Rotterdam. Before heading to Rotterdam, we spent the day in Zaanse Schans, which is where the famous windmills are. Zaanse Schans is a neighborhood in the…

Today we took a 9 a.m. ride on the metro to Amsterdam Centraal for our activities for the day. We went to Our Lord in the Attic Museum, had some free time, and then we went went to the Anne Frank Museum. Something important to note is that today is Ascension day. Ascension day commemorates…

Today we drove to Nouryon’s chemical plant in Deventer, which is about an hour and a half from where we are staying in Sloterdijk. It was long and very informative site visit. They touched a little on their role in the supply chain, and focused a lot on their sustainability initiatives which is something very…

Today was a day full of flowers and fun. We saw the ins and outs of flower business and the supply chain in The Netherlands, and we not only saw it from the producer side at De Tulperij Tulip Farm, but we saw it from the supplier side side at Royal FloraHolland. For background, Royal…

After an early morning breakfast at the hotel, we started the day with an amazing boat canal tour at 10 a.m.. The tour not only took us down the canals, but it provided very interesting information about Amsterdam and its canals. Some facts I found most interesting were that houses are visibly leaning and the…

After a long day of traveling, we arrived in the Netherlands bright and early this morning and got right to it. We took a train to our hotel in Sloterdijk to drop off our luggage, and then we completed a scavenger hunt around Amsterdam. This scavenger hunt was very interactive and intriguing, as we got…