Exploring Groningen, Netherlands and on to Zoutcamp Sept 10 - Sept 15, 2014
September 15th 2014 Our next destination after leaving Delfzijl was Groningen. There is a province in the Netherlands called Groningen, but it is also the name of the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. As we travel through the canals we pass farm land complete with sheep, cattle and horses. There are many homes and farms with grass roofs and some are decorated with intricate wood cut outs of white swans
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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 
