Room with a view...

Red lights and 4-day weekends...

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September 10th 2006
Today I had my first negative experience with my bike here in the Netherlands (well aside from having to bike a half-hour to get back from a party night before last, that was just excruciating). My bike tried to eat my skirt... I was all great in the morning, yeah, I was wearing a longer skirt, but it was working fine. Then I get into the city center, (where everyone can see me) and as soon as I c ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen

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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