Sunday, July 15, 2012

MADURODAM PART 2

KEE@FSWMAG.COM


HOLLAND OR THE NETHERLANDS (WHICH MEANS 'LOW LANDS') IS RELATIVELY SMALL BUT EVEN SO, YOU NEED WEEKS ON END TO TRAVERSE ALL OVER THIS FLAT COUNTRY.


Enter Madurodam, the smallest city in Holland. All you need is 2 to 3 hours minimum to explore and see all the famous sights (and often sounds and movements!) of Netherlands!


Entry is RM 55 for adult and RM 44 for children above 3


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The real and surreal are juxtaposed in gay abandon!
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Kee Hua Chee sees his own reflection in de Maas building
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This futuristic structure is actually relatively lowtech with TV screens and music only
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KLM (it does NOT stand for Kuala Lumpur Malaysia!) is the best airline to fly to Holland!
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The avant garde ING Bank building
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I love these interconnected buildings
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Moated castle
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The Queen of Netherlands' official palace in The Hague
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This is so cute. For 1 euro (RM 4), a factory makes a lot of noise as it 'manufactures'  a pair of clogs which are dropped onto a lorry which trundles along to the payee who picks them up!
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Even adults do it!
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Kids learn about controlling canals and vessels
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A ship's on fire and this kid is helping extinguish it by pumping water onto the flames!
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Daniel Mantz also helps in the emergency
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Controlling the tides while generating electricity!
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Daniel Mantz controls the tides while generating electricity
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Plugging the leaks from holes in the dykes as personified by Peter who put his finger into a hole in the dyke all night long till help came the next day and so saved his village from flooding! The darling!
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Here the task is harder due to multiple leaks!
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Field of flowers
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Seagull on de Maas building!
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Did the bird shit on the building?
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The sea gull did not budge
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The windmill is the symbol of Holland
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Daniel Mantz and Kee Hua Chee
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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment building is totally eco-friendly and stunning
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Some of the world's best architects are Dutch who created many of the iconic buildings for the Beijing Olympics of 2008 and proven by this spectacular building
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No one can say this building blends with the background!
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This is a real building that exist!
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This museum is dedicated to the human anatomy!
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The name of the building is Corpus which sounds like corpse! 
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2 bodies for analysis
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Kids' playground
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Kids' playground but adults make full use of it too!
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Michael Mantz's swinging beat the kid's
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Now Michael Mantz swings his 4 year old son Daniel Mantz
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Fun in a basket, lowtech but super thrilling!
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Taking your own photos from a reflective building is also lowtech but fun!
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Kee Hua Chee is not the only one doing this mundane task
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OK this is how the actual building looks
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Obviously Kee Hua Chee could not have enough of this!
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I love taking pictures of myself!
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Vanity, thy name is Kee Hua Chee
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My smirking face
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More of the same!
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Final photo!
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The guy at right seemed intent and engrossed so I went to see what he was shooting
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This is what he was taking. Very de nice
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Theme park
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Kee Hua Chee towers over Madurodam. Many locals and tourists asked to be photographed with him!
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The famous Rijks museum is so detailed you can see the world famous painting 'The Night Watch' by Rembrandt inside the building through the roof!
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Visitors admiring 'The Night Watch' by Rembrandt as seen through the roof of the miniature building!
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From these glass panels, you can see the miniature of 'The Night Watch'! 

skip_navigation_textskip_naviThe new Madurodam shows you the real Holland – but smaller.

In this unique open-air theme park you’ll experience the rich history of the Netherlands through incredible scale models, surprising interactions and secrets revealed by tiny Madurodam citizens on interactive screens.
Both young and old are be able to roll up their sleeves and get to work, for example by actually operating a scale model of the Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier, pumping out a polder and loading and unloading ships in the Port of Rotterdam.
In addition to all of these hands-on activities, you can experience the stories behind many buildings in the Netherlands. A thief explains on an interactive screen how he is planning to steal paintings from the Rijksmuseum. And there are many enthralling stories about other highlights of Dutch history and culture.

Amazing, active and informative

Digital information screens and a personal smartphone give visitors a multimedia experience of the stories behind the objects.
The new Madurodam is divided into three theme areas: WaterRijk, ‘water as friend and foe', StedenRijk, ‘old town centres’ and VindingRijk, ‘The Netherlands as a source of inspiration for the world’ (architecture, innovation, entertainment and design). In the globe-shaped Wereldkijker you can experience what the Dutch have accomplished in the world and experience what makes a small country so big.
There is also a brand new ‘Wadden Sea’ themed playground where children can let off some steam. New catering facilities complete a day out to Madurodam. 
It'll be a trip you’ll never forget.
A visit to nearby Scheveningen beach and the various museums in the immediate vicinity can easily be combined with a visit to Madurodam.

History of Madurodam 

Madurodam
Madurodam, established as a monument to resistance hero George Maduro, is one of the most well-known day attractions in the Netherlands. Since it was opened on 2 July 1952, Madurodam has welcomed more than 50 million visitors from the Netherlands and from abroad. The miniature city now receives approximately 600,000 visitors per year. The revenue from Madurodam is used for charitable causes for children via the Madurodam Support Fund Society (Stichting Madurodam Steunfonds).

Wheelchair accessibility

Wheelchair available (upon request)

Conditions

No pets allowed.

Address

Madurodam
George Maduroplein 1
2584 RZ The Hague

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