Beth, Sage, and I drove to the other side of Amsterdam last evening to visit the little village of Muiden. The main attraction of the town is the old Muiderslot castle that was commissioned in the 15th century, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that the whole town had a very nice, cozy feel. It is close enough to Amsterdam to attract weekenders coming out to have dinner at one of the many canal side restaurants. The town really reminded us of a Dutch version of Ligonier on the water. It has a fort, is very quaint and picturesque, and even though it attracts a lot of money out from the city (yachts in Muiden’s case), it still has a solid rural population base. We met some nice folks while walking the old dykes above the town. One farmer was walking another short-haired pointer and believe it or not, we actually had a good discussion on hunting. Following are a few pictures of het dorp.
