Flower Power

Floriade, Venlo, Netherlands, World Horticultural Expo

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September 12th 2012
We started off the day looking forward to this world flower stage called Floriade. It was cloudy but the weather bureau said it would begin to clear. As soon as we crossed the border into Holland it in fact looked like it was getting better. In anticipation of the loads of people, the parking lot was located a kiometer away and we had to be shuttled by bus to the main entrance. While waiting fo ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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