Picasso sculpture

The Netherlands: R'Dam & A'Dam

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October 24th 2006
After having a great time in Belgium (despite so many people telling us it was not worth a visit), we headed north to The Netherlands. We started in Rotterdam for 5 days, which surprised us by how much it had to offer. After resting the first day, the second we did a self-guided walking tour of the city, checking out the port, buildings with the coolest and most modern architecture of any city I'v ... 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