Cooling off at the fountain

July 2nd 2010
Today we spent the day walking around Ameterdam and checking out the many amazing sites. We started in the Rijksmuseum, where we got a taste of Dutch art. There were many English speaking tours on the go all the time, so we were able to get a bit of insight into many of the paintings. Only a small portion of the museum was actually open to the public, because they are currently renovating (and the ... read more

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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

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Mike & Elysia

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After a long year of work and studying, we are getting back into travel mode. Our newest adventure takes us to Africa for a 40 day overland journey that will have us camping our way through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa. After we will spend 5 days in South Africa and then we will head back to Europe where we will spend 3 days with our friends in the Netherlands and 3 days with our friends in Berlin. It's going to be a crazy summer, but who knows when we will get this kind of time again? ... full info

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