Dam Square

My 5 days in Amsterdam

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April 4th 2008
Me and 5 friends from uni went to Amsterdam on the 17th March - 21st. We stayed in the stayokay hostel in zeeburg, it was a bit out of town but was clean, affordable and the tram stop to dam square was bout 50m away. We spent the week going to the zoo, madam tussauds, red light district, coffeeshops and just generally walking about the city! Amsterdam is so different, everyone is laid back but 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