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 3rd 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » Delft Llegamos al aeropuerto de Rotterdam por la mañana con nuestras valijas. Ya teníamos reservada la camioneta en . Nos fuimos a dar una vuelta por la ciudad y de ahí no sabíamos mucho que hacer. Teníamos ... 10 photos[full story]
June 22nd 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » Delft
First place female ... is she a legend or what????
AS per so many other days, we set off early to find the start of this half-marathon, and got lost. Fortunately we found it, and I hung arou ... [full story]
June 21st 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » Delft
Having coffee with Jack and his wife the other day, they both strongly suggested we stop at a little town called Delft. With no other plans, we thought this a grand idea, so today we set off fro ... [full story]
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