A short time ago I received the question to blog about where I live.... Well, to me it's quite simple: I live in a very small village in The Netherlands. A small country on the north coast of the Norhtsea. No, it's not Danmark. No, our capital is not Brussels. No, we don't speak German (as a matter of fact most of us do, a little, but not as our native language.)
So now that a few misunderstandings are out of the way, where do I live?
Ok, this might be too general an indication. But at least you have in incling as to where you would fly into if you came over for a cuppa. Just to give you some statistics, The Netherlands are:
- 41,526 km² in total
- of which 18% consists of water
- and most of which is under sealevel.
- there are 16,528,699 of us
- our capital is Amsterdam
- our government is seated in The Hague
- and we speak Dutch (which to most foreigners sounds the same as German, but defenitely is not)
If we didn't protect ourselves from al that water, about 40% of our country would disappear, as would the village I live in. The Netherlands would look like the picture on the left.
- In my village Kanis live about 600 people, that is including the farms surrounding us
- In the community of Woerden there are 48,395 people in total, of which 33,927 actually live in the city
- Amsterdam is our largest city that harbours 1,36 million people including those living in the suburbs
- New York is the largest city in the United States and has over 8,36 million inhabitants
"Home is where the heart is."
O Dees, fantastic post about where home is! Thank you! So you wear clogs and carry tulips around, huh? Kidding! LOL. now for some local pics...???
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dees! I have to get out my maps to see if we bicycled through your village in 1974, when my then boyfriend and I bicycled for 3 months in Europe. We spent two + wonderful weeks in the Netherlands. It holds a special place in my memory because of the friendliness of the people. I recall a dear old man, riding a bicycle in wooden clogs, who didn't speak any English, but with whom we had quite a conversation about cheese, farming and the weather... all in gestures, smiles and his few words of English. I would LOVE to fly in for a cuppa with you! (Here is an amazing coincidence... the word verification image right below this comment box shows the following letters: flyini... Is it meant to be???
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