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Back in Amsterdam: The Nordic Travelers Return

Hi All,

After a short 90 minute flight from Bergen, Norway,

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Windmills can be seen in the bottom right of the photo taken from the plane

we arrived back in The Netherlands.   Over half the land in Holland has been reclaimed and used to be under the sea.  It was easier to visualize from the air.

One third of the Netherlands, including the airport, is below sea level

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Most of these fields were once under water

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