Room 3

The Netherlands!

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July 25th 2012
We have arrived in the Netherlands, mistakenly known as Holland. (There is a region up north which is called Holland and I believe that this area was know as Holland during the world war, but I would have to brush up on my history and geography to tell you for certain). We are staying with Sydony’s family in a small town called Breda. Yesterday was basically spent training it (second class, sin ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Brabant » Breda

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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