Nordzee route

Towards the Waddenzee

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July 9th 2015
July 9th Uithuizen (Outhousen), NL We have traveled over 360 km since our last blog. The North Sea has been everything we thought it would be. The weather changes quickly here and it can be warm and sunny one day and the next be bitterly cold with howling wind. In Leiden we visited the Pilgrim Museum and met the curator Jeremy Bangs. He had lots of interesting stories and ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Uithuizen

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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