The Netherlands, oftentimes called Holland, brings to mind windmills, wooden shoes and tulips. Yet families that venture to this flat, low-lying land in search of these images are likely to come away disappointed. Wind turbines outnumber windmills. The Dutch rarely wear clogs. Tulips bloom but one month a year. That said, the Netherlands has much to offer both adults and children. And it's the personal discoveries - slanting houses of Amsterdam, curious sightings of cyclists, Rembrandt's use of light and dark, van Gogh's short brushstrokes, cobblestone streets of Haarlam, medieval heart of Maastricht, Delft pottery, dune-studded shoreline, offshore islands, cycling flat roads, skating on frozen canals, and elaborate system of polders and dykes - which make any visit here memorable.