the market

Day 6: Amsterdam

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September 5th 2009
Today was our third day in Amsterdam and we have had a great day! In the morning we went to the Saturday market which was great. It was about 1km long and had the most delicios food. We bought bought some really nice poffertjes (a small Dutch pancake) and went to this church that was about 400 years old. One of the best things about the market was that it was that it was only about 20 metres fr ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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