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The ancient Buddhist concept of Sparma

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July 17th 2008
Geo: 52.3738, 4.89095I woke up at 5:00 AM and glanced over at Rolf's bunk - he was gone! Too bad, he was a nice guy and I would've like to have said goodbye. But then I noticed his mattress was also gone ... he must have taken it and slept out in the hallway! I fell back asleep, and later awakened to the sound of Beethoven's "Furelise" - was I hearings things? Nope, tu ... 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