The Queen's Lion

Dance All Day, Dance All Night

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May 1st 2009
11:30pm. I am walking into a club followed by two imposing bodyguards. Dressed in baggy jeans, flat shoes and a loose long-sleeved v-neck t-shirt, I garner no attention from the good-looking men around me, who stare instead at the tall men behind me. It's Queensday and my great friend, Koert, his brother, Menno, and I have outlasted our other party pals in the national celebrations of the Dutch ... 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