Travel Photography > Photos tagged as windmill
This is the site of 19 historic windmills. We had really good weather and got to go inside one of the mills and see it running. Some other tourists asked the ticket-man where the wind-mill's diesel engine was located, and commented that they must have been pretty useless before electricity was invented. lol
close-up windows windmill
riding a bike
The controversial windmills in Wellington. Are they worth the ugliness on the landscape.
These windmill have just gone online in the national grid. they currently produce enough power for 17,000 homes, when the field is fully operational they say they will produce enough power for 70,000 homes. Some people are complaining about the spoiling affects on the countryside and question the power figures.
This is one of the windmills at Oia, a village at the top of Santorini island
This diagram (in Dutch) gives a rough explanation of how most Netherlands windmills work - they use a type of screw to pull or push water along a canal, and help to keep the sea water at a certain level (to avoid flooding farmlands). Very clever!
This water-pumping windmill near Volendam was still in use (though not working this particular day)
This is the oldest surviving windmill on Cape Cod
Norfolk is rural and has a long history of farming. The signs are everywhere including this beautiful windmill.