The canals around town.

The Sweet Spot

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June 28th 2008
I will start out by saying Amsterdam is pretty sweet. Off the plane we took a pristine clean subway into town. Town wasn't where we would be staying though. Way too spendy. Our destination was further out of the city at a camp ground. Unlike some arrivals where we had to find our bearings in a strange new city in the waning hours of the day we arrived at the noon hour. Plenty of time to stumble ab ... 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