Background: The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
April 21st 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Apeldoorn April 21, 2008
Hello Everyone,
Finally an update! After several difficult days we are re-united with Ed. Mark was turned back in London as he did not have a Dutch visa, which we never thought wa ... [full story]
April 7th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen This entry is more of an update to the last one, because we're still here. The main differences between today and the last piece go something like this.
Lindo was offered another gig, making it 3 on ... 10 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen Excuse me while I dismount from my bike, put my bunch of tulips down and remove my clogs. Ooh, they're a bit sticky after falling into the canal though!
Almost sounds like we couldn't leave Ghent. It ... 16 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Zutphen After having lived abroad for about 20 years now, I visited my old home town of Zutphen during the last Christmas holidays and not until then I appreciated how beautiful this medieval town really is. ... 7 photos[full story]
March 2nd 2008Europe » Netherlands » Guelders » Arnhem Hoi!
Ik ben heel hard mijn best aan het doen de foto's van het feestje up te loaden en ik hoop dat het lukt.
Ik, en volgens mij loes ook, heb het in elk geval echt supergezellig gehad!!
Tot over l ... 8 photos[full story]
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