Loreley

Out of Germany and into Holland

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August 20th 2007
It has been a while since I wrote last and I´m trying to remember what has happened. From Franfurt we travelled to Köln (Cologne) via the Rhine Valley. We checked out a few some great little towns, some in big fort walls with castles over looking them from the hills. In St.Goarhausen we went to the Lorley statue which is from an old folk tale. She was a siren and used to sing on a rock and ... 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