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 » The Hague Salimos de Delft cerca de las 2 de la tarde, con tiempo suficiente para una pasada rápida por el centro de La Haya e ir a un parque que está en las afueras llamado . Dicen que es la ciudad mas pequeña ... 18 photos[full story]
July 21st 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague On Sunday afternoon, I put on my walking shoes and packed my bags for Rotterdam (which is only a short train ride away). Having never been to Rotterdam, I knew only superficial details like the fact t ... 5 photos[full story]
July 15th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague Last weekend when Julia came to visit, we ventured north of the pier in Scheveningen in search of the beachclubs of yore. A coworker told me that Billabongs is a cool club, but I couldn't settle on th ... 3 photos[full story]
July 13th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague On Friday, Julia and I walked up the Scheveningen beach toward the pier and beach clubs. Scattered like brightly colored toys on the sunseted horizon, windsurfers and kitesurfers appeared in full forc ... 5 photos[full story]
July 11th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague ... I enjoy all of these things and therefore when all three came along in one day i was more than happy.
Our destination of the day was The Hague, it's about 30 minutes north west of Rotterdam by ... [full story]
July 6th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague While I was walking from my apartment to the city center, I discovered one of the only pick-up trucks I've seen since I've been here. As you can see, it has an unusual company name stenciled onto the ... 1 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague On Sunday, I walked northeasterly to Westbroekpark, where preparations were being made for the annual rose competition and De Parade was taking place.
For the rose competition, many small gardens - ... 7 photos[full story]
July 7th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague Gday all, been a while since the last blog, just too busy enjoying myself!
these are just some photos that ive taken over the last couple of weeks. and Billo ill add the scores of myself and shane so ... 14 photos[full story]
July 4th 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague Here in Holland, there are few ways to pay for public transportation. It's not as simple as walking up to the driver of the tram and buying a ticket or pouring some coins into a slot. There are too ma ... [full story]
July 2nd 2008Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague Helloo!
I finally made my way out to the Netherlands last night after my week in Paris. Trains were delayed, but I still made it here at a reasonable time.. Met my friend Krittika (the one I'm stayin ... 13 photos[full story]
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