A Conversation for Breda, The Netherlands
Breda, the Netherlands
Researcher 190643 Started conversation Mar 4, 2002
I know Breda very well and I totally disagree with you. It has the third largest theatre in the country. It has the the oldest renaissance castle in western Europe. You missed that, didn't you? That very castle where the Declaration of Breda, so important for Great Brittain, was signed in 1660. Surprised?
Breda has great summer festivals, esp. this year when Breda celebrates it's 750th anniversary. The city has lots and lots of pubs, bars, restaurants, coffeeshops (you visited only one), many more shops, a footballclub - NAC Breda - known for its passionate supporters.
And then, without blinking the eyes, you judge the city after a visit to a Spanish club which only a few inhabitants of Breda really know.
And you went to a library? Which one? There are twelve. It really must have been very cold and rainy that night.
As I have written above you are totally not aware of the REAL SIGNIFICANCE of Breda for e.g. British history (I presume it's your history too). I quote a BBC-site:
"Charles II signed the Declaration of Breda in 1660. He boarded ship with his brothers, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, his aunt Elizabeth, who was Queen of Bohemia, his sister Mary who was the Princess Royal and her son, William who was the Prince of Orange and who one day would be King of England himself. Charles II returned to England as King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith.
The elections for a new Parliament were held. Presbyterians and Royalists won a great majority against Anabaptists and Republicans. The latter tried to recall Richard Cromwell and rise against the Royalists again but in vain, their men deserted them."
And your remark about "steeling bicycles"? Ridiculous. Do all Scots wear kilts? Are all Americans cowboys?
Shame on you!!
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