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National Anthem

"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe"


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In this section, you will discover:
  1. How extensively the Dutch use bicycles.
  2. The Anne Frank House
  3. Holland is not the proper name to use when referring to the Netherlands.
  4. How more than half of the country can lie under sea level.
  5. The largest port in the world.



Day 6 PM

Dutch Border - Rotterdam, Netherlands



Summary of events:


After crossing over the Dutch border, we immediately traveled to Rotterdam. After dinner, we went on an exciting walking tour of the town.


Click on the notepad to read an excerpt from my daily journal about day 6.


Day 7

Rotterdam, Netherlands



Summary of events:


Today we enjoyed a full day excersion to lively Amsterdam and picturesque Edam. While in Amsterdam, we explored Anne Frank's House, where she and her family hid from the Nazis for years during WWII. Afterwards, we relaxed on a lunchtime canal cruise. In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to see the Van Gogh Museum, which houses the largest collection of his works in the world. After viewing the stunning paintings, we traveled to Edam where we experienced the Dutch lifestyle up-close with a bike ride through the countryside. The group even got to see demonstrations of how cheese and wooden clogs are made! To complete our cultural day, we enjoyed a traditional dinner in a Dutch barn.


Click on the notepad to read an excerpt from my daily journal about day 7.


The Anne Frank House

Then

&

Now


Located in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, this house truly tells a story. It is where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis during WWII for over two years.



A windmill that we encountered as we experienced the Dutch lifestyle up-close with a bike ride through the countryside.



We are taking a short break during the bike ride and viewing a bay that emptys into the North Sea.



Watching a demonstration on how wooden clogs are made.



All smiles outside the clog shop as the group gathers around a giant wooden clog.



Day 8

Rotterdam, Netherlands - Belgian Border



Summary of events:


Before leaving the Netherlands for Belgium, the group stopped in Delft to visit the pottery factory where the world-famous Dutch blue porcelain pottery is produced. Afterwards, we paid a visit to the Dutch Deltaworks, a project completed in the 1980's. Here we learned about land reclaimation and the on-going task of holding back the North Sea. We then headed off to Bruges, Belgium, one of Europe's most delightful cities.


Click on the notepad to read an excerpt from my daily journal about day 8.



Employees producing Dutch blue porcelain pottery in the city of Delft.



The port of Rotterdam, the world's largest port.



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