Switzerland!

Croatia and Rome

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November 9th 2008
The next week was our first travel excursion! We went to Croatia and it was absolutely beautiful! We flew into Split, spent a few days there, then went to Trogir and then Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik was my favorite, the walled city was just magic! The water that surrounded it was that perfect tropical blue and it was actually warm enough to swim! And there was gelato everywhere! And the best part was tha ... 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