Keukenhof

Keukenhof!

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May 5th 2008
Monday 5th May. Today is a public holiday in Holland (Liberation day) so we went to Keukenhof. For those who haven't heard of it, Keukenhof is a display and celebration of flowers (featuring tulips) upon which Canberra's Floriade is modelled, except, of course Keukenhof is on a much larger scale. After returning to Amsterdam we had Rijstaffel, which is a special Indonesian banquet. This ... 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