Pier at Scheviningen

Back to Holland

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August 15th 2006
Back to Holland and then home to Perth and reality in less than two weeks.....! We did a day trip to Den Hague (with Peter and Simone), the political capital of the world, where we wandered the city visiting the Queen's residence, the Dutch Parliament Building and the World Court. We met Queen Beatrice who was hosting a visit from Queen Elizabeth II - they were quite surprised at how well they c ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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 natio... ... read more