May 12, 2011- Today we went to the Muiderslot Castle located a little east of Amsterdam. Most of us rode our bikes to the castle which took about an hour. The castle has a basic square design with four walls with a courtyard in the middle surrounded by a moat. This castle was built in 1280 and served as a toll station for boats trying to pass. While we were at the castle we got a tour. This tour was very interesting and it went into a lot of detail about the history of the castle and the people who lived there. An interesting fact that stuck out to me was how the kids were not allowed to speak at the dinner table and also had to stand the whole meal. Also on the tour we got to see what knights normally wore at that time in history. The castle was a lot of fun and the bike ride was very nice.
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