The Anne Frank House

Layover in Holland

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November 28th 2005
It was only a layover...but since most of us had never been there before, we took advantage of the time and road the train into Amsterdam, our anticipated destination being the Anne Frank House. Amsterdam was totally different from any American city I've ever been to. There were bikes everywhere! We walked down street after street, and there were canals next to basically every street with prob ... 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