Nederland, The Netherlands

[Uumke 0]

Hello everyone,

I was bored so I was thinking about a topic about the Netherlands, as I am a Dutchman.
I'm from the city of Maastricht, the most southern city in the country.
The Netherlands' geographic position, makes the country a distribution country. With the port of Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport, it's an economical strong country.
In the 17th century, the country was one of the most important countries in the world, with some large trade cities as Amsterdam. In that time, Belgium was also a part of the Netherlands. 
Well, let's start with some pictures. I hope you all post pictures of this beautiful country.

A map:


Amsterdam, Damrak. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands


The ship Amsterdam, a replica of the old VOC-ship.


Amsterdam skyline:


Bikes:


The Hague, binnenhof, the seat of gouvernment.


The Hague skyline, with some important gouvernemental buildings.


Rotterdam, Erasmus Bridge.


Rotterdam skyline:


The port of Rotterdam:


Utrecht, 4th city of the country. A central situated city.


Central station, the largest train station in the Netherlands (number of tracks)


A polder:


Maastricht, my home town and oldest town in the Netherlands.





Windmills:


Hope you liked it, and post your fave pics of the Netherlands!

Take care,

Justin aka Uumke

[tommiej 0]

uumke!

ik zie dat je er mee begonnen bent! leuke foto's, komen me allemaal bekent voor..

tommiej

[sc4portugal 10]

nice! beutiful old bridge

Utrecht that tower id wonderful

[paulvmontfort 617]

Uumke: Tot nu toe ben jij de dichtstbijzijnde Nederlander die ik niet persoonlijk ken op het forum. Ik woon in Echt in midden Limburg.

hier zijn een paar plaatjes van mijn woonplaats:

(Here are some pictures of my home town)

i couldn't find more

[Uumke 0]

Ik ga altijd naar Echt om te karten

I always go to Echt to kart.

[fledder200 5]

Muhahaha....Rotterdam, the place to be

De stad zonder hart, die de mijne heeft gestolen!! ( och ik ben zo poetisch soms)

hier wat meer fotos uit Rotterdam

some pic's from Rotterdam city,the place to be....the city that stole my heart.:

Kop van zuid

the white house (build in 1897, this was once the highest building of europ muhahaha)

a view from the west side of the city

a view from the polders

the world trade center

Present skyline:

 Left from right:: the Euromast, the Delftse Poort (Nationale Nederlanden), Montevideo, the Millenniumtoren, the World Port Center, theWorld Trade Center and the tower of south (KPN).

Future skylike:

 the new  projects are: the Lange Juffer (165 meter), the Maastoren (161 meter) and theRotterdam (136 meter).

But like you can see...they are small compart to the world skyline

---> Click here is you want to learn more of the future skyline  <---

sorry...but i love my city

[Camaron 1]

I remember going to the Netherlands once, beautiful place and I liked all the windmills (or should I call them windpumps ). It is noticeable how flat the terrain is there, making it great for cycling. I missed the chance to visit Rotterdam and Amsterdam however, great cities for architecture, so I will go one day.

[Gunny 0]

I'm living in the great village of Staphorst, I fhink all Dutch will know it, because of it's great reputation.

In the old days, the village was one very long road, (it's about 15 km long) with little streets on each side. In Dutch it is called: Lintbouw.

The village is located at the A28 the only highway to the North of Holland, we also have a railway, but no station

 

One of the farms in my village, the Queen visited it on 27 of July 2006

I hope you liked it.

[Micah 16]

Please keep the language English. Thanks! (Not that I don't like learning other languages, but you [in general] could be saying something inappropriate for someone who doesn't know English or can't access a translator)

[Sunil 3]

My brother goes to Universiteit Maastricht

[mister_nl 0]

This topic is great. I'm from Utrecht myself, so I know the tower (= the Domtower) very well.

And Gunny: Who doesn't know Staphorst....

[kibblewitbit 0]

netherlands looks pretty cool, the coolest part i think is how so much of the country is reclaimed land

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

The Netherlands are awsome!!

but...... you forgot their national airline

 

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines or... Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, hehe i know stuff

[tommiej 0]

Ik kom oorspronkelijk uit Alphen aan de Rijn, maar woon nu in Tilburg.. Mooie stad..

In english: I was born in Alphen aan de Rijn, but now i live in Tilburg, nice city..

the old symbol of tilburg

westpoint, the highest building in Tilburg, 141 meters

it was the highest living tower, but the montevideo tower in Rotterdam is now the highest.

a map of tilburg

there live more than 200.000 people in tilburg, which makes it the sixth largest city in the netherlands

[JanYpe 17]

Ah, Staphorst, our own little version of the bible belt.

netherlands looks pretty cool, the coolest part i think is how so much of the country is reclaimed landquote>

That's where I'm at baby. Up north, on land that was claimed 500 years ago.

There isn't much in the way of cities around here, but plenty of history. I'll dig up some local pictures and info for the interested.

Fledder: I like that picture of the Holland-Amerika lijn and the two office buildings.

[Gozer_Jep 0]

I live in Apeldoorn, but I used to live in Hoofddorp, next to schiphol in a polder, the Haarlemmermeer. The only hills we have in Holland are in southern Limburg (ther highest is around 350 meter) and some little ones on the veluwe (next to Apeldoorn, highest point 110 meter). I like the country, but it's sometimes a bit boring, all those flat areas.

A typical thing of Holland is that it's one of the crowdiest countries on earth, but we still have no real highrises, it's all low neighbourhoods with rowhouses.

[Gunny 0]

A typical thing of Holland is that it's one of the crowdiest countries on earth, but we still have no real highrises, it's all low neighbourhoods with rowhouses.quote>

 

That's because we are building on veen ground, you can't build highrise on veen ground, you have to drove piles verry deep, I believe 30 m in the Randstad before you reach sand, and skyscrapers need even better ground, so you have to dig deeper. I think in the futere, we will have higher buildings, but I prefer to live in the countryside.

Zwolle is a nice city in the north

I like the brigde over the IJssel

It's expanding rappely, if you see the building site of the neighbourhood of Stadshagen.

But Zwolle has no public transport than busses, so is always busy

[koekie01 3]

Ik leef in Voorburg, Zuid Holland. 2000 jaar geleden heete het Forum Hadriani!

[josefmayor 8]

I am visiting Amsterdam this summer I'm really excited, I love Dutch architecture!

[Uumke 0]

aah josefmayor, nice choice

but there's one problem: tourist mainly stay for 2 of 3 days or a weekend, Holland

[Meastro444 1]

Den Bosch al the way!! i could post several pictures, but ive posted them already at Simpeg, here they are:

1. this picture shows a view from my room, on the left is the former court, which has moved to a new place.

2. 1 part of our living room. we have a large one, and this is one part of it.

3. a view, which shows the area in front of my house.

4. this is my house, at least, a part of my house.

5. another view slightly farther away.

6. this shows a part of one of the largest churches in Holland, and currently it is being renovated. the red part belongs to the Theater aan de Parade, a theatre and cinema.

7. this is the same Cathedral, but seen through the trees.

8. another Picture of the Cathedral, see in its full glory.

9. one of the main shopping streets. pictures of others will come soon.

10. Zuid Willemsvaart, the Freeway A2 is being upgraded, and along woht the upgrade, this canal will be rerouted, and there will be no ships passing through the city in the future.

11. de Dommel, one of the main defence streams for centuries, now it is just another stream...

12. this the Central station, very busy, and is one of the first cities in Holland to build one.

13. on my way making pictures i saw this one, so i made a picture for you.

i dont know why we use Chevrolets, but that is just me.....

14. it is very busy here, and this picture is taken from the same spot as picture 13.

15. this picture is taken on my way back to home, it used to be a monestary, but now these are homes for the R$$ sims, ehr, people

first 2 pictures of my school

some mass transit in my area

an intercity

and a local train

hey PF: some police cars!!

some nature:

Very early flowers.....

a hungry duck

a view....

my house:

backyard coverd in snow, 2 weeks ago

frontyard covered in snow, 2 weeks ago

and my dad and my sister...

i hope you enjoyed it

i felt my bike needed to be mentioned, without it, i couldnt make all those pictures :icon_salut:

but not without a view in the background.

our market, which isnt as busy as usual, it is rainy..

and here is the oldest building in our city, build in 1600, the first stone house in Den Bosch

Another shopping center, man, you can buy a lot of stuff in my town!!

newly constructed home for the elderly people.

i was biking here, and i saw the bridge going up to a ship pass. so here it is :wink

i hope you enjoyed it

all these pictures are posted at simpeg, so you will notice the similarities!!

ALL PICTURES MADE BY MYSELF!!! so, they are copyrighted, ask permission, and you will recieve permission!!

if you need some info or more pictures for BAT, ask, by mail or PM, and ill see what i can do!!

regards

Meastro444

editr128341745: fixed the **** links!!

[Uumke 0]

mooie stad, meastro

nice city, meastro

[Meastro444 1]

i know, i know

[tommiej 0]

kom elke zondag in Den Bosch, schaatse in sportiom..

for all yall Englishman: i come in Den Bosch every sunday, for ice-skating in sportiom (sportscentre with an ice circuit)

[david1314 44]

My god I love the nation....When I'm doing Grad student work, I think I'm going to make a serious effort to learn dutch so I may become a professor over there some day...

[sc4portugal 10]

Cool!

[Uumke 0]

hahah well, why don't you start right a way, we will certainly teach you some dutch

oh yeah and Fledder: I like the skycraper diagram of the dutch highrises compared to the worlds skycrapers. As someone mentioned, we can build high because of the veen grounds, and I personally think, that 200m and higher wouldn't fit in this country. The only city would be Rotterdam to place real skycrapers. In a city like Amsterdam or Maastricht, highrise don't fit.

Check here some " buildings in maastricht":

The Colonel, standing right next to the old train station:

And The Ceramique tower:

[JanYpe 17]

Thought I'd show a picture of a part of my village. This was scanned from today's paper and shows the local church bell, catchin' some air.

_{Click for full size.}

Sorry about the poor quality. My house is actually hidden behind the trees, but it's across the road from the big farm you see directly underneath the bell.

David1314: What are you studying? Dutch isn't entirely unlike English, I'm sure you'll pick it up.

[Uumke 0]

what village is that, JanYPe?

[Uumke 0]

what village is that, JanYPe?