Facts about Netherlands as the Bicycle country
Posted On 12 Jan 2012 By Andri. Under Historical Events.
Why the Dutch very concerned about the bicycle by making specific infrastructure to road bikes? This question often arises because many people visiting the country this windmill is always shown with so much the number of bicycles used by the public in the Netherlands. In fact, this country is also dubbed as the “Bicycle District”. There is a story that is long enough to earn the nickname “country cyclists’ this. After W...
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Living and Moving with bicycle
Posted On 10 Apr 2012 By Andri. Under inspiration.
Tim Flores lives in Bellingham, Washington. He has 10 years of living without a car. That is, as much as possible to all activities by bicycle or on foot. Except for the traveling distance, then use public transport. End of March, Tim Flores had to move apartments. Certainly, the move means that the apartment must-haul transport of goods. Well, now the challenge for the team. How do I use the truck when it is not at all? Fortunately, the team h...
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The Ice man from Netherlands
Posted On 20 Dec 2011 By Andri. Under Controversial figures.
What happens if you hold the ice? Certainly feel cold? but not with this person. Wim Hof, or better known as the Ice Man did not know what it is cold. This man born in Sittard, Netherlands about 2 km from German border has scored a world record 18 times a soak in a tub of ice. According to Dr. Kenneth Kamler monitoring of the actions of Ice Man explains that this ice man used the methods of Tantra Tummo to control one’s body temperature...
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The Mystery of The Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship
Posted On 22 Nov 2010 By Andri. Under Historical Events.
Many versions of this story. According to some, this story comes from the Netherlands, while others claim that it had come from England play The Flying Dutchman (1826) by Edward Fitzball and the novel “The Phantom Ship” (1837) by Frederick Marryat, later adapted into a story The Netherlands’ Het Schip Vliegend “(The Flying Ship) by the Dutch priest AHC Romer. Other versions include the opera by Richard Wagner (1841) and ...
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The unique bridge in Netherland
Posted On 26 Jan 2012 By Andri. Under unique and funny.
This unique bridge in the Netherlands. This bridge uses robotic element or a swing arm that lifts the middle of the bridge to one side and approximately 90 degrees upward. Unique and unique bridge named Slauerhoffbrug was built in 2000 in the Netherlands. The bridge is a structure that is made to cross the chasm or obstacles such as rivers, railroads or highways. Built with the aim to allow pedestrians, motorists or trains pass over the barrier....
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