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.
May 6th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht Don't worry, I'm still here. Just haven't gotten around to updating even though I've had access to the internet. I'll give you a quick update of what I've done since my last post.
26th - I wa ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht On our second (and last) full day in Paris we went to the Louvre in the morning. We got the about an hour before it opened and were within the first 100 people in line, so that was great. It was raini ... [full story]
August 31st 2004Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht Taking the night train home from a party in once city when you live in another city can turn out to be a total drag. May or may not give you a chance to sleep, will most certainly provide some drunken ... [full story]
June 2nd 2007Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht
Day 2-3: Køge (Denmark) to Utrecht (Netherlands)
Distance: 710 km (of 8,667 km total)
Marion woke up in Køge at 7 am. Zak was up earlier because of birds singing in the trees. The sky was grey a ... [full story]
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