• Drs. Kees Kaldenbach (Amsterdam) - Experience the famous Rembrandt paintings in Amsterdam, Holland in a new light! Imagine being the privileged guest of honour at the home of art historian Kees Kaldenbach. While sipping a fragrant cup of coffee or tea, you listen to a personalized (private or small-group) lecture and discussion on the astounding visual wonders that Rembrandt has bestowed upon us.
• Hans Noltes (Amsterdam) - My tours excecuted especially outside of Amsterdam have an educational aspect. As a result of my long experience as a geography teacher I know my own country rather well, especially the geography of Holland, the struggle of the Dutch people against the sea and rivers, modern watermanagement and recent government schemes preparing the Dutch people for living in a country with rising waterlevels.
• Wynand Vandiggelen (Amsterdam) - My company 'Private Holland Travel' is specialized in affordable private guided tours for active singles, couples, families and small groups. My walking tours in Amsterdam often depart from the usual tourist routes, showing you the medieval city. Professionalism, care and fun, plus the friendship I give are the cornerstones of my tours.
Holland Tours & Excursions (Amsterdam) - Amsterdam City Tours offers sightseeing tours and excursions in and around Amsterdam and Holland. We also offer private sightseeing tours, bike tours, bus tours, canal boat tours, foreign-language tours, walking tours and mixed-group sightseeing tours.
Jan Slingerland (Amsterdam) - I'm Jan Slingerland, I'm an expert in the history of Amsterdam. It is a great pleasure for me to meet people from all over the world to guide them around in Amsterdam.
Windmills near Alkmaar and Rotterdam (Alkmaar) - There are many groups of historic and still operating windmills to visit in Holland. When starting in Amsterdam, my first choice would be to go to Alkmaar and visit the oldest windmill in the country, and a few working grain and water pumping mills near by and tour around to find some more on the way back.
Strategic Landscape Tour, New Dutch Waterline Defence System (Amsterdam) - Allow me to show you the Dutch strategic landscape that in September 2009 in its entirety was given a national register listing by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science. Are you interested in defence lines in general and the Dutch national defence in particular? The New Dutch Waterline was established from 1815 till 1940 as a protective ring approximately 85 km long and 3–5 km wide between the former Zuiderzee ( South sea) and the Biesbosch area ,one of the few remaining fresh-water tidal areas in Europe.
The Hague & Delft Private Tour (Delft) - We visit in Delft one of the famous Delft Blue potteries. The blue and white pottery of the Delft factories is well known throughout the world.
Rembrandt Walking and Museum Tour (Amsterdam) - I invite you to join me for a fascinating walking tour of Rembrandts area, the places he lived in Amsterdam. At various points there are interesting stories to tell from the life of this Prince of Painters.
The Hague in art and politics (The Hague) - The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands and houses all of the government ministeries and embassies. It is also an extremely important center of the fine arts.
CAPITAL CITY OF Netherlands: Amsterdam LANGUAGE OF Netherlands: Dutch CURRENCY OF Netherlands: Euro (EUR) COMMENTS ABOUT Netherlands: The Netherlands is a Benelux country in Western Europe. Cities : Amsterdam (capital), Alkmaar, Delft, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam Electricity : 230V/50Hz (European plug) Calling Code : +31 Time Zone : UTC +1
CLIMATE OF Netherlands: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters RELIGION OF Netherlands: Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998) POPULATION OF Netherlands: 16,318,199 (July 2004 est.) Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians) (1999 est.)>>> HISTORY OF Netherlands: The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Netherlands: The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs no more than 4% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. The country continues to be one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment. Economic growth slowed considerably in 2001-03, as part of the global economic slowdown, but for the four years before that, annual growth averaged nearly 4%, well above the EU average. The government is wrestling with a deteriorating budget position, and is moving toward the EU 3% of GDP budget deficit limit.
Experience the famous Rembrandt paintings in Amsterdam, Holland in a new light! Imagine being the privileged guest of honour at the home of art historian Kees Kaldenbach. Lectures (in Dutch, English or German + translations into Japanese) are given in plain, accessible language.
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