6th Mozaik - What is Netherland? Netherland is Cheese and Flower

From the previous meeting with sir Roy, we learn so many information from our friend presentation, especially a new point of view about Netherland. Technology is making all things seem like easier, especially to help people’s job. Netherland is there, a country that use technology as their strength to give their competitive advantage to beat the competitor.

Because of that, now id we talk about what is Netherland? Our mind just can think about 2 things, Flower and Cheese. Here is some great fact about those 2 things in Netherland:

1.      Flower – Tulips

Flowers and the Netherlands are inextricably linked. Flowers are the things that add color to the typically Dutch landscape. Bulb fields, long narrow ditches and green strips of grass create a colourful palette, especially in the provinces of Noord-Holland and Flevoland. Flowers are not only one of the main export products of the Netherlands, they also attract many tourists from all over the world, year after year.

Netherland and tulips are inseparable. The first bulbs arrived in Holland several centuries ago from Turkey. They immediately became very popular in Netherland and their arrival was the beginning of a prosperous flower industry. Today Netherland is the main producer of commercially sold flowers and plants.

I have searched that If you want to witness the Dutch love for flowers, there are several places you can go:

-      Keukenhof: 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the park Keukenhof. Gardens and four pavilions show a fantastic collection of: tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids, roses, carnations, irises, lilies and many other flowers. Keukenhof is by far the most impressive international flower exhibition you’ll ever see.

-      Floriade: a world horticultural expo held in a different town every ten years. Enjoy the most exquisite and exceptional flowers, plants, trees and fruit and vegetables. Mark your agenda, because the next Floriade takes place in Almere in 2022.

-      Flower Parade: the most amazing flower parade in the world. 50 enormous floats and cars richly decorated with flowers form a flower parade that drives along a 40 kilometer route. This visual feast is visited by hundreds of thousands of people.

-      Floating Flower Market: Holland’s best known flower market is located in Amsterdam. Merchandise is displayed on floating barges along the Singel canal,. The great variety of flowers make it one of the most colorful places of Amsterdam.

-      FloraHolland: the flower auction in Naaldwijk is the largest cut flower and plant auction house in the world and is responsible for over 90% of Dutch trade in those products. The second largest auction house is VBA Aalsmeer. You will have to get up early but then you’ll be able to experience the excitement of the flower auction from a vantage point and with English commentary.

2.      Cheese

The Netherlands is known for its cheese, amongst other things, and there is no question about why this is, once you discover that the history of cheese making in the region stretches back over 1600 years. The geography of the country lends itself perfectly to cheese production, as there are plenty of grazing pastures in which the dairy cows can feed. Many Dutch specialist cheese require that only milk from Dutch, pasture fed dairy cows be used. With hundreds of years of experience to back them, it is no surprise that the Netherlands are one of the leading cheese exporters in Europe.

Then, it just come in my mind that:

The Dutch drink a lot of milk, eat a lot of cheese, and are now the tallest people in the world, is there any connection?

I try to search for the explanation and here is the video talk about it:

Happy watching!