Bikes everywhere

A DAY IN AMSTERDAM

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August 13th 2011
Rain, rain and rain. They say there never was such a bad summer. We certainly received the bad side. A day to Amsterdam was on the program. Not a good idea to take the car to the city, so next best thing was the bus. Stopped in the same street where we stay, so that was easy. We were warned before hand what to expect in the bus. We saw quickly that there were not that many Europeans travelling on ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland

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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