When dreaming of the Netherlands, most conjure up images of rustic windmills towering over tranquil canals on the water's edge. While this iconic portrayal has been woven into art and film for decades ...

In October, my wife, Cris, and I embarked on a Rhine River cruise. We traveled by riverboat through 68 locks on the Rhine, Mainz and Danube rivers from Amsterdam to Budapest. These windmills are near ...