Windmills on the Rise in the Netherlands
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 07.17.08 | 1:50 PM ET
Interestingly, among the many reasons cited for the phenomenon in this International Herald Tribune story: globalization. “As immigration changes the face of Dutch cities and globalization spreads its veil of uniformity over life in the Netherlands, many among the Dutch are looking for their roots.” And according to some, those roots also happen to produce better tasting flour than newer grinding methods. No word on whether tilting at windmills is also on the rise.
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