‘Klompen’ around

It may be a cliché but hey, this is the Netherlands, and they ARE known for their wooden shoes. We would call them a pair of clogs, in Dutch, it is klompen. Even so, while visiting the Keukenhof gardens, I wasn’t expecting to see quite so many. The Keukenhof Gardens were our first venture further north in the Netherlands. I'm sure we will find many more wooden shoes to show you in our future travels.
First up, a pair you could try on. “Honey I shrunk the girls!” (You can see SJ and OA by clicking the initials.) Then we saw a fellow demonstrating the making of a klomp (that would a clog, singular) to a tourist. You can see a bit of a traditional thatched roof at the top of the picture. More on that later. Close up of the big shoe in front here. The pair of regular size klompen behind the big one will give you some perspective. Next up was a klomp the size of a small boat. See the full photo here. Just when you think you’ve seen it all… There he was, a man clomping around in those things. You can read more about these amazing shoes at http://www.woodenshoes.com/.