The Netherlands: 16.5 million people, 17 million bicycles

Honey, there's someone at the door... and he looks hungry.

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April 19th 2008
Today we went to the Anne Frank House... the house where the 15 year-old Jewish girl and her family hid from the Nazis for two years until they were betrayed by one of their confidantes (who exactly betrayed them remains unknown.) They were arrested and sent to concentration (extermination) camps, and only the father, Otto, survived. Anne died just a few weeks before the liberation. Her diary w ... read more

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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