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Scheveningen: No, it's not a disease...

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April 29th 2009
In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth--Rachel Carson Scheveningen. If ever there was the epitome of the crazy Dutch language, this word would be it. The other students and I joke that once we learn how to say this, and the name of our school (de Haagse Hogeschool) we can say any Dutch word. Little do most ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague

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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