Bursting Bubbles

If you still think the Netherlands is all about windmills and wooden shoes, then you better catch up. A while back it was, but not anymore. Sorry to burst your bubble:-)

The windmills are still there, but sporadically and mostly kept for historical reasons and tourism. A few are still fully operational, but even for the Dutch that has become a rarity and an attraction.

The old ones are prolly more attractive because of their nostalgic value, but I have seen the new ones painted in different colors so they make a rainbow, which was a pretty sight as well.

As for the wooden shoes, my Mom grew up wearing them. Lots of people did, mostly farmers, which was a huge chunk of the population at that time. And there were a lot of advantage to them. They were cheap, warm in winter, water-resistant and long-lasting. Plus, since they didn't take on the form of the owner's foot, they could be passed on to the next kid in line. That was, if you didn't break them in the meantime, haha. Apparently, that was a rarity because the Dutch have a saying when it comes to something astonishing: "That breaks my wooden shoe!" But, the wooden shoe was replaced by the fashion industry with more adorning footwear:-) And just as the windmills, there are still some wooden shoes around, sporadically, fully operational, (mostly worn by farmers and yes, those are still around as well, haha) and another rarity and attraction.


Nowadays you buy wooden shoes, use
them as planters and hang them outside.
Or...since the tourist-industry got hold
of them,sell them as souvenirs!


There are many Christians around and yet, it seems like they are being looked upon as a rare attraction, people that haven't kept up with modern society's evolution. I am not sorry to burst that bubble. God's Word is just as applicable now as it was then. It is timeless. It's the Living Word:-)

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.