Nama : James Vito Tanggu Bore

No : 31/1915813063
Class : UPW 5A
Subject : English for Tourism

Netherland (Dutch)

The Netherlands is a small country sandwiched between Belgium and Germany in Western Europe.

The North Sea, located to the north and west of the Netherlands, is continually battering the land.The
Netherlands is larger than the state of Maryland, but smaller than West Virginia.The Dutch have a
saying: "God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland." The North Sea would have washed away
the Netherlands if the Dutch had not erected defenses to protect their land. Over the centuries, the
Dutch have built series of canals, dams, dikes, and pumping stations to keep the sea and rivers
back.Today more than 1,491 miles (2,400 kilometers) of dikes shield the low, flat land—almost half of
which lies below sea level from the North Sea. Without the existing dikes 65 percent of the country
would be flooded daily. The capital is Amsterdam. The Currency is Euro, and the government is
Constitutional Monarchy.

Many of the residents ride bicycles for

transportation in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and other cities. There are three times as many
bicycles as there are cars in the Netherlands. Tourism is important to the country, and many
visitors come to see Dutch art, architecture and the flowers. Tulips are a major industry, and the
Dutch produce billions of bulbs a year more than any other country. Canals are as important a
part of Amsterdam's cityscape as they are to the city of Venice, and some of the most enduring
memories for any visitor are the time spent exploring the city's wonderful waterways. While
many of Amsterdam's best tourist attractions can easily be accessed by boat tour or water taxi -
including most of the major museums and art galleries - nothing beats strolling along the smaller,
quieter streets that line the waterways. On the River Noord between Rotterdam and Dordrecht is
the famous village of Kinderdijk ("Children's Dike"), which takes its name from an incident
during the St. Elizabeth's Day flood of 1421 after a child's cradle had been stranded on the dike.
As one of the most visited countries in Europe, the Netherlands - in particular Amsterdam - can
get pretty busy during the peak summer months, especially in July when the schools break up.
The spring shoulder months of April and May are a great time to visit, with many of the
country's best parks and gardens bursting into life with an abundance of greenery and flowers
(tulips are everywhere in the Netherlands).