Waterland

Waterland is a peatland region in North-Holland, near Amsterdam. The traditional-looking village of Durgerdam you see in some of the photos is situated within the Waterland area. The subsoil of Waterland consists of various layers of peat and clay, deposited by the sea and floods from the former Zuiderzee. The water level is almost equal to the land itself, which leads to beautiful views and interesting bicycle rides.

It was a pretty cold day in February earlier this year and apparently I came up with the brilliant idea to go out and cycle around the Dutch polders north of Amsterdam during winter time. Yeah, I remember my fingers practically falling off and my toes pulsing in agony. It was much…windier…than I had expected.

Still, I don’t regret going! I quite enjoyed taking these photos and politely nodding to surprised farmers. There weren’t exactly many people around, or cows for that matter. Lots of geese though, more than enough geese.