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.
July 25th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen The Vierdaagse festival is a week and a bit long street party in Nijmegen, in celebration of the 4 day walking event held at the same time. All throughout town there are about 20-25 stages set up wher ... 15 photos[full story]
July 6th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen The third week we were in Nijmegen, we stayed at the Hessenburg site. Huge craters where parking garages would go, an excavator threateningly close to our hardhat clad heads, deadlines, many graves, o ... 12 photos[full story]
June 19th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen
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What a place for a touring cyclist to wake up. The Netherlands, where the cycle tracks are made of gold, the roads are flat, motori ... [full story]
June 18th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen Duisberg => Millengen on the Rhein (Netherlands), 97.40kms, Total 2264.8kms, Ride time Unknown I suspected that the day wasn't going to start so well when I asked the lady at reception to confir ... [full story]
June 3rd 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen It is 8 in the morning right now, and I am all packed up and ready to bike out to the site with the other girls within the hour. We spent all of yesterday out in the heat (it was in the 80s and humid! ... 5 photos[full story]
June 1st 2008Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Nijmegen My first week in Nijmegen has been pretty eventful, and the other girls and I are finally getting our bearings. Today I went into town by myself and rode around for a while, taking in the sites, and m ... [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]
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