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Association for Adopting Graves at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.

Paying a tribute to the many young service-members who gave their life for our freedom, and making certain …

The secret of happiness is freedom.

The secret of freedom is courage.

(Quote by Thucydides an Ancient Greek historians and author, 460-404bc)

The period from 1650 and 1675, which saw the maturity of the artists Saloman van Ruysdael and Jan van Goyen was the great age of Dutch landscape painting.

Landscapes had initially been paint…

Artis, the oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, shows its historical character even before you walk through the gates: two golden eagles are perched proudly atop the main entrance. P…

Mudflat Hiking (Wadlopen)
Is a recreation enjoyed by Frisians, Dutch, Germans, Danes, and others in the Netherlands, northwest Germany and in Denmark. Wadlopers are men and women who, with t…

Giraffe Exhibit
Head and Shoulders Above the Rest!

The Living Desert’s family of reticulated giraffes are here! Now reaching maturity in 2006, these 5 year olds stand almost 16 feet tall.…

I am a tree
A tall tall tree
There are many things that I can see
I look above
I look below
So may things that I can show
I see the birds flying high in the skies
Making circles like hug…

Orchids are like time frozen butterflies and butterflies are like fluttering orchids.

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came.
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet
And everything was grand
Miss Weather led the dan…

She is my honey bee
always makes stinging love to me

She picks me up and takes me to her home
oh no, we will be alone

She loves to have her afternoon delight
I call it my afternoon of …