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Keukenhof

I must be getting old...there was once a time when presented with a day of walking around looking at flowers and other assorted green stuff would prompt me to wonder why I couldn't just stay home and play video games, but now...hey wait, why didn't I stay home and play GTA?
Tulips and windmills and sandcastles, oh my!

May 16th 2005
One of the most prominent tourist attractions in the Netherlands is the Keukenhof (pronounced 'co-ken-off'), which is a sprawling garden park replete with an assorment of tulips and other flowers, artful landscaping, ponds and fountains, not to mention other family attractions such as parks, petting zoos, and even a hedge maze. Kat and I devoted the better part of our day to the 40 minute ride fro ... 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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