| Amsterdam, capital of The
Netherlands, is the main destination for travelers. The
first thing everybody see is usually the railway station. |
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Amsterdam has a lot of channels (grachts) and it's
very nice to walk along all of them and have a boat trip. |
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Amsterdam is not the capital of Holland like many
people think (that's Haarlem!). |
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In fact, Holland is a province (or actually 2
provinces, N.Holland and S.Holland) of The Netherlands. |
| A Dutch stereotype: a windmill, in the area north of
Amsterdam. |
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And a nice garden of a house on the channel, in Volendam. |
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Marken, very touristic town, has
this nice harbour and attracttion for the tourists
looking for the typical Holland of the past. |
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And Edam is famous for it cheese and
cheese market. |
| Scheveningen, is the beach side of
Den Haag (the administrative capital of The Netherlands) |
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The left hand picture is taken from the top of the
tower you see in the right hand one. |
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Utrecht is definitely one of the
most beautiful towns of the country. |
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And as every Dutch city has its "gracht".
This is the "Oudegracht" (old channel). |
| But The Netherlands has lots of other small towns
definitely worth a visit. This is Arnhem. |
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And this is s'Hertogenbosch (or Den
Bosch that's easier). |
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The main holiday in The Netherlands is Koninginendag
(Queens Day). Millions of people invade Amsterdam for a
30 hours party! |
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And students organize their parties all around the
country, like my friend Bob, here in Utrecht (April 30th,
1999). |
