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Holland - Jack's Trip to El Holland (Paperback)
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Holland - Jack's Trip to El Holland (Paperback)
Series: Jack Taylor's Travel Diary, 4
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Loot Price R305
Discovery Miles 3 050
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Holland, officially known as The Netherlands or as the French say
at the Eurovision Song Festival: Pays Bas (usually "nil points").
It is indeed the "low lands" with most of the western side of the
country, the provinces Zeeland, Zuid Holland and Noord Holland,
having been reclaimed from the sea. It's an amazing country quite
apart from the ingenuity of the reclaimed land. To maintain its
prolonged existence below the level of the ever-present North Sea,
the "lower" country is surrounded by dykes, some of which were
constructed after the major floods of 1953, but most of them have
been around for centuries, initially using the windmills to keep
the water at bay, but these days replaced by electric pumping
stations. There is a lot of history attached to this tiny country
and in almost all villages, towns and cities there are
magnificently restored buildings form the 16th and 17th Century.
Getting here is easy, as there is a huge airport, Schiphol, with
flights from every destination you can think of plus an excellent
train network for overland connections to all parts of Europe and
also several daily ferry services from Scandinavia and England.
This diary gives just a small taste of all that can be enjoyed in
the country as a whole and of course specifically in Amsterdam,
famous for more than just the majestic old canal serviced
buildings. JACK TAYLOR BOOKS OFFER EASY TO READ STORIES AND LOT OF
ORIGINAL PHOTOS.
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