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.
April 10th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Zealand on monday we went to neeltje jans. we had to be at school really early: 7:30! we took the bus to zeeland. it was a long bustrip, but is was fun. we arrived around 9:30 at neeltje jans. first we saw a ... [full story]
April 10th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Zealand Monday we went to Neeltje Jans. We went there by bus. We had to be at school very early. 7.30 am. The trip took 2 hours. First we saw a movie about the Delta Project. The movie was long and a bit bori ... [full story]
April 10th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Zealand » Vlissingen Die Zeit vergeht wie meistens viel zu schnell,nun sind es nur mehr 11 tage ganz genau bis zum abflug!Und fuer viel zu kurze Zeit war ich in meinem schonen Zuhause(was es auch immer bleiben wird!!)Zell ... [full story]
April 7th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Zealand Here you see some photos of the Neeltje Jans tour with group Red and group Green. ... 19 photos[full story]
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