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Amsterdam: a city of Sin

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June 30th 2009
June 30, 2009 I have a confession to make. I have a weakness. I feel this confession is appropriate as it hit me right away when I arrived in Amsterdam this morning. I love cheap touristy junk. I had to exert huge amounts of will power to resist the plastic Eiffel towers they were selling in Paris. And here it is even worse! There are cute plastic windmills! And witty t-shirts! What am I goi ... 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