Holland

Amsterdam is Great

Amsterdam is one of Europes oldest citys.they plan to have train that runs from Amsterdam to London.Like Venice Amsterdam has loads of canals!If you are in Amsterdam and feeling a bit peckish why not try the pizza cruise.You can enjoy a warm slice of pizza while sailing down one of the canals in the city!When you finish your pizza why not try one of the most famous escape rooms,Sherlocked.At night when you are tired from your amazing day you might want to go to the Toren hotel(5 stars).

You can listen to a section of the Dutch national Anthem

Dutch National Anthem

William

William of Nassau
am I, of German1blood.
Loyal to the fatherland
I will remain until I die.
A prince of Orange
am I, free and fearless.
The king of Spain
I have always honoured.


To live in fear of God
I have always attempted.
Because of this I was ousted
bereft of my land and my people.
But God will direct me
like a good instrument.
So that I may return
to my domain.

Counties in Holland

There is often confusion about Holland. Some people call the Netherlands, Holland, but it is not the same. Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands and like the Dakotas, Carolinas and Virginias, there are two. There's "North-Holland" (Capital city is Haarlem) and "South-Holland" (Capital city is The Hague). Holland used to be an independent country. It had a "Count", its own coinage (until the 19th century), its own measuring units and time - but it gave up that independence in the 16th century, when it allied with the Northern and Southern Netherlands against the armies of the King of Spain whom at the time was officially the "Count of Holland" and ruled over this whole area.