Eurorail Trip Day 8 Photo 3

Eurorail Trip Day 8

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July 13th 2009
Day 8 Today started off our first full day in Amsterdam, we decided that because the sights are all spread out we were going to do a free walking tour in the morning. This was probably the best idea we have had since deciding to tour Europe. We meet at the national monument which is totally nothing to write home about, we then did a lot fo historical things learning facts from our wacky A ... 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