Dam Square

AMSTERDAM!

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June 20th 2006
By far my favorite city in Western Europe. What a town! After traveling all night on the train from Germany, we arrive in Amsterdam just plain tuckered out. But the city awaits, so after a short nap we were on our way. The first night was great. Cheap Heinekens and good food. Not too eventful as we were so tired. The next day we took a canal tour and went to take the tour of the Heine ... 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