Month: June 2020
Europe
Cheese, clogs and Windmills – The Essence of Netherlands
Netherlands is a small nation as compared to its neighbours like Germany, France or the United Kingdom. However, they have their own distinct culture, language and identity. We know that Netherlands is the largest producer and exporter of tulips and the famous Keukenhof tulip garden is visited by millions of tourists every year. Apart from […]
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Vincent Van Gogh
Today the World knows Vincent Van Gogh as a Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter and one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western Art. However, he was hardly known during his short life of 37 years and only became famous after his death. During his adult life, he tried many different professions […]
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Europe
Anne Frank – The Diary of a young girl
“I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I am free, and yet I cannot let it show. Just Imagine what would happen if all eight of us were to feel sorry for ourselves or walk around with the discontent clearly visible on our faces. Where […]
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Madurodam – The miniature World
Madurodam or Holland in Miniature as it is fondly called is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Netherlands. Every building or monument of any significance in the Netherlands is constructed and represented here on a scale of 1:25. In other words, these monuments or buildings are scaled down to fit into this […]
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