October is History Month, the largest history event in the Netherlands. Together with countless museums, libraries, bookstores, archives, and other cultural institutions, the Month organizes activities throughout the country. Under the motto 'Discover yesterday, understand today', we bring...
The Great Indonesia Exhibition is on view at De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam until April 1, 2024. Although exhibitions about Indonesia have been held in our country many times before, this exhibition promises to be special. Previous exhibitions often focused on...
Cycling and walking are fun, healthy, and take you past the most beautiful spots in nature. Discover a world of cycling and walking opportunities at the Cycling and Walking Fair (February 23, 24 & 25) and E-bike Challenge at Jaarbeurs Utrecht,...
Ascension Day was celebrated on May 26, 2022. On Ascension Day, Christianity commemorates that Jesus Christ ascended to God, his Father in heaven, thirty-nine days after his resurrection from the dead. The celebration is part of the...
Quinoa is trendy and gluten-free. In which countries is quinoa grown? Why is quinoa so unique as a protein-rich meat substitute? We follow the history of quinoa and travel to South America. And why are we visiting Lake Titicaca, which is popular as...
We look forward to it every year: spring. Winter reveals little of nature's splendor, with hardly any flowers and even less green on the deciduous trees. But in spring, nature shakes off the winter...
The first International Botanical Congress took place in the year 1900 during the World Exhibition in Paris. The Congress had 230 participants. The aim of the Congress was to standardize the names of plants, botanical nomenclature, worldwide. Since then came...
The Geul has been defining for the landscape and culture of South Limburg. It is a river that originates in the municipality of Raeren in Belgium at the Cyclops Stones on the German border, near the town of Lichtenbusch. It leaves Belgium at Sippenaeken and joins at...
The questions and complaints regarding the 25 Kronen stamp issued in 1979 had somewhat subsided when collectors of used stamps, single or in blocks of four, remarked that they preferred to see 'normally' used stamps rather than cancelled ones...
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, incidentally under the administration of the Australian postal service, recently issued two stamps with the theme "Barrel Mail". The images are unmistakable. The mail is being dumped into the water in barrels by passing ships and skilled swimmers...
The third series of three flower stamps was issued on January 31, 1970, on the occasion of the Ghent Florialiën. The drawings of the flowers were once again created by Marc Ferdinand Severin, who had also designed the three stamps in 1955 and 1965.
The organization behind Floraliën Ghent, the Royal Society for Agriculture and Botany (KMLP), has existed for more than 200 years. The society owes its royal title to King William I, King of the Netherlands, who accepted the title of patron in 1815....
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a tourist narrow-gauge railway line nearly 19 kilometers long and is located in South Wales, more precisely in the county of Ceredigion. It was initially intended exclusively for freight transport, but later passenger transport was also...
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