Orchids

More Flowers?!

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May 7th 2008
Wednesday 7th May Our initial destination this morning was the Aalsmeer flower auction. In what must be one of the most bizarre trading systems in the world, flower growers from the EU and nearby countries, send their flowers to Aalsmeer, where they are displayed, bid for and dispatched to the purchaser. Gijs Pol, a computer analyst who has attempted to close the market and create an onlin ... 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