Looking down a canal in Amsterdam

Welcome to the Netherlands

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February 9th 2007
Day 24 Friday 9th February 2007 Back on the bus and off to our last city, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, famous for extraordinary paintings, cheese, clogs and liberal attitudes. As we drove through the Netherlands towards Amsterdam it was time for our last history lesson. The Dutch were originally bound with Belgium and Luxemburg and known as the Low Countries, until the 16th century. In 1795 t ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more