Here is a blog about Matt and my (Erin) January Interim in the Netherlands. We will be learning about Dutch engineering and how the Dutch have change their landscape. I will try and post everyday about our daily excursions.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Jan 19 North Sea Dunes & Lake Haarlem

Today we toured around the North Sea Dunes and we to a water purification plant using the dunes.
There was such a beautiful sunrise in the morning.
North Sea dunes. It was really windy there and there were guys para-sailing/gliding there.
North Sea
After the North Sea dunes we went to a water purification plant that pumps water from the Rhine river and purifies it for drinking water using the dunes. This is one of the holding areas for the water.
The dunes where they purify the water is also a nature preserve.
This is one of the pumps to help collect the water after it has gone through the dunes.

Matt was attempting to take a picture over the van, it didn't really work out.
And again, didn't work out well.
Then he just decided to take a picture forward.This is one of the old steam powered pumps that pumped the Haarlem polder dry. This polder has the airport in it. The airport is about 6 meters under sea level.
And another pumping station for the polder.


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