flooded streets

LAYOVER

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July 2nd 2006
A quick entry from layover in Amsterdam. Finally get to practice my Dutch again! The ride back from Constanta to Bucharest yesterday was a journey! Crossing the countryside I look in the air and see an AWAC circling, you know, the flying radar platform that looks like a big plate on top of a plane...why the Romanians need a high tech radar platform is confusing, I guess maybe they worry about t ... 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