Anne Frank

The Kurtz family takes Europe - Part II

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April 9th 2010
Traveling on trains with large bags is quite difficult; however, after a 2.5 hour train ride, we safely arrived in Amsterdam! I was really looking forward to Amsterdam because I haven't been there in 3 years, & when I was there, it was only briefly so I didn't really get to "know" the city. Luckily, we had 2 full days to discover things in Amsterdam, & now I think it's one of my favorite places ... 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