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.
June 16th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen Nog steeds in Groningen. Even een blog-entry om te laten weten dat alles goed is gegaan met de operatie van Simone! En een paar foto's:
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June 12th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen Groeten uit Groningen! Vanochtend met de nachtrrein uit Praag teruggekomen, dat ging allemaal prima.
Waar was ik gebleven... zondag na het internetten de stad wat verkend, lopend rondgekeken. De hi ... [full story]
May 23rd 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen I´m going to add photos to this blog tomorrow! I forgot my USB cable and they´ve not got SD card readers here...
Well after 5 days of full on cycling, battling against a headwind all the way, I've ... [full story]
January 26th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen Hello all! I am now in the Netherlands in Groningen with my Dutchies!! It has been great so far! The trains were very delayed coming from Eindhoven to Groningen so that was a bit frustrating, but havi ... [full story]
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Netherlands' Flag
