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The Nieuw Kerk  
   

The Nieuw Kerk

...or rather the New Church in English. See, you just learned some Dutch! Another handy tip...'dag' (pronouced with the hacking up phlegm sound of the 'g'; think 'dakh') can be both 'hello' and 'goodbye,' like aloha. Look at you go...practially fluent.
Flugtag in Delft and the Panorama Mesdag

May 15th 2005
After a tip from my friend Nick, Kat and I took a tram out to Delft to watch the Delft University Flugtag event. I was vaguely familiar with the concept because I believe Red Bull sponsors something similar in the states for marketing purposes. Basically, the Flugtag is about the school's aeronautical engineers trying to design a non-powered, manned aircraft (a glider, let's say) to be launc ... read more
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Dutch Flag 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
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