Two Worlds United
Programs in Netherlands for High School Students
Holland is
among the Continent's smallest countries, and yet it is a significant
European constitutional kingdom. In many spheres, past and present, the
Dutch have exerted an influence on the world well out of proportion to
their country's size. With its flat, unprotected landscape and crossroads
location, Holland for centuries proved irresistible to vying European
empire builders, and has therefore been a contributor to, and recipient
of, a variety of cultural influences.
Although Holland can hardly be considered off the beaten track, it is too
often shortchanged in travel guides, and inadequately informed travelers
continue to give its sights short shrift. Even Amsterdam—the most
visited European city after London, Paris, and Rome—is taken in on
short-order visits.
Undoubtedly, the country's size has contributed to the fact that Holland
is less well known to overseas visitors than other European destinations.
The country's pint-size proportions do, however, offer the advantage of
short travel distances—and, due to its early pattern of economic and
cultural development, Holland boasts a remarkable array of significant
sights located conveniently close to one another. Most sites of major
interest to travelers are within an hour of one another other by train, so
it's entirely possible to base yourself in Amsterdam and head out by day
to Leiden, Delft, and The Hague. But don't use this as a rationale to
"do" all your destinations on day trips. |
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TWO WORLDS UNITED
Admissions Dep't.
Tel: 1 (805) 581-9191
Fax: 1 (805) 581-6079
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