Amsterdam and The Hague: The Dutch Golden Age Continues

 An aerial view of Amsterdam’s canal system PHOTO: CHRIS TOALA OLIVARES In the 11th century, a tiny community of fishers settled along the Amstel River. By 1275, the residents had gained access to the ocean through a canal – the Zuiderzee, now called the IJsselmeer. Thus began a 200-year period

If you like the Tulip Festival Holland Art Cities is for you

 In the fall of 1945, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs. The gift was in appreciation of the safe haven that members of Holland’s exiled royal family received during the Second World War in Ottawa; and in recognition of the role which Canadian troops played