In the Netherlands, people work hard and play hard. It’s packed with art — from Rembrandt etchings to Van Gogh sunflowers. Flowers are big business, herring goes down easy, and marijuana is sold openly in coffee shops. It’s a land where millers expertly catch the wind in traditional ways — and in modern ways. The Dutch seem to be experts at living together.

Rick Steves, host of Rick Steves’ Europe, in “Amsterdam and Dutch Sidetrips”

Tonight at 8 p.m. on WYCC PBS Chicago.

(Source: ricksteves.com)

In the Netherlands, people work hard and play hard. It’s packed with art — from Rembrandt etchings to Van Gogh sunflowers. Flowers are big business, herring goes down easy, and marijuana is sold openly in coffee shops. It’s a land where millers expertly catch the wind in traditional ways — and in modern ways. The Dutch seem to be experts at living together.

Rick Steves, host of Rick Steves’ Europe, in “Amsterdam and Dutch Sidetrips”

Tonight at 8 p.m. on WYCC PBS Chicago.

(Source: ricksteves.com)

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