Finally reached Amsterdam

Amsterdam, a small packaged city.

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December 24th 2008
Saturday, 20th December. Two weeks of grueling work accompanied by a bit of fun in Cologne finally came to an end and began a week of a much needed vacation. It was a mad rush early in the morning. After having a quick breakfast with Jonathan before he left to catch his flight back to South Africa, I had approximately 2 hours before my train to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Still had to do a final ch ... 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