The Zaanse Schans, Netherlands - Windmills, Water & Mysterious Dark Chocolate Brownies
July 11th 2011 The Zaanse Schans tourist destination is so close to the city of Amsterdam, yet it seems worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the Amsterdam city center. There is a reason they call this big sky country - there are no mountains or hills to break up the linear green horizon, and as far as the eye can see the enormous baby blue sky dominates the view. Dotting the deep green terrain and in lew of
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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 
