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Princess Beatrix Lock

Princess Beatrix Lock

The Princess Beatrix Lock, on the Lek Canal, is on the main waterway from Amsterdam to the Rhine (and via the Rhine to Germany). I hiked here on a fine autumn morning, a few weeks ago.
Plofsluis

Plofsluis

The Plofsluis, or Thud Lock, over the Amsterdam Rhine Canal. The Dutch Water Line was created in the 17th century (the Dutch golden age) and maintained until 1940, to protect the populous (and wealthy) western part of the country. It was an inundation area, it could...