Marken

Day 7: Holland

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September 7th 2009
Hi Yesterday was fathers day and we decided to celebrate it away from amsterdam. We started by travelling to Marken a fishing village. When we got there the first thing we saw was the all these cottages along these narrow cobble streets. At the pier the first thing we did was buy some chips and sit down for lunch. After that, I spotted a souvenir store and Harry, Sam and I decided to buy some m ... 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