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The Netherlands is famous for: The Netherlands (or Holland) is a small country but is famous for a lot of world known things. Lets take a look:

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Windmills

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Cheese

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Wooden Shoes

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Delft Blue

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Canals

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Bicycles

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Ice skating

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Best places to visit while you’re in the Netherlands:

Things you want to know before visiting the Netherlands: 

English speakers don’t have to worry about a language barrier:

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The Dutch have won bragging rights to speaking the best English (as a second language) in Europe. 

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Coffee shops are different to cafes: I t’s no secret that weed is legal in The Netherlands and tourists will flock to Amsterdam just to sample some of the local delicacies. But, if you only want a cup of coffee, steer clear of the coffee shops – those brownies aren't the type you’re looking for. The Dutch aren’t rude they’re just direct: The Dutch are known for being extremely direct. Don’t take it personally, it’s in their culture to speak exactly what’s on their mind without biting their tongue. Watch out for bike lanes: The bike lanes can be unforgiving to tourists who are, more often than not, hazards to cyclists. If you hear the ding of angry bells, quickly move off the lane –

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Amsterdam: Amsterdam is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations and the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is well known for a great party atmosphere, the red-light district, shopping, the old buildings and its cannabis practice. Also Amsterdam is known as “Venice of the north” and has 165 canals, for all those canals they have 1281 bridges! Haarlem: Haarlem is the center of the tulip bulb-growing district, it’s unofficially dubbed Bloemenstad, which means ‘flower city’ and is naturally the home of the annual Bloemencorso parade.

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Gouda: The city Gouda is famous for its cheese (Gouda cheese), its stroopwafels, candles and its clay pipes.

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Rotterdam: Rotterdam is the Netherlands most modern city of today. The Erasmus bridge is highly unique and imposing, but highly regarded as a work of art, as it soars over Europe’s largest harbor.

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The Hague: The Hague is definitely one of the most extraordinary places to visit in the Netherlands. Known as the Royal City by the Sea due to its royalty citizens, visitors often enjoy spending time along the North Sea in the warmer months at the sea town Scheveningen.

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Leiden: The picturesque city of Leiden is a great place to visit for its scenic, tree-lined canals that are marked with old windmills, wooden bridges and lush parks. A boat ride down one of these lovely canals makes for an unforgettable experience.

Strange Dutch habits: 

Cycle everywhere without bike helmets: The Dutch learn to ride a bicycle at a very early age, that’s probably why their so confident when it comes to getting on two wheels.

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Ignore emergency alarms (if it’s on the first Monday of the month): On the first Monday of every month, at noon, a emergency alarm goes of over the whole country. The Dutch ignore it because they know it is a scheduled test.

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Celebrate birthdays by sitting in a circle with tea, coffee and cake: Dutch party’s can be a lot of fun but most birthdays especially from young kids or older people mostly involves sitting in a circle and drinking coffee.

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Greet each other with three kisses on the cheek: I f a Dutch person suddenly kisses you on the cheek three times don’t get romantic ideas. It is just their way of saying “hello”. It’s usually reserved for close friends and family so don’t go over using it yourself.

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Celebrate the Kings birthday by dressing up in orange and partying all day: W henever it is the kings birthday the Dutch will all dress up in orange. It’s no surprise since it is the official color of the Dutch royal family.

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a lot of explosions: M ost countries w ill have a few safe firework displays on New Year’s Eve. At the stroke of midnight it is as someone tosses a lit match into the countries entire supply of fireworks.