Girl on bicycle

windstorm wreckage & a day of photographing the city

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January 19th 2007
We've been in Amsterdam for a week now, with three days left before we fly to Bahrain. Today was the first clear day we've had for a while, so we took advantage by finally getting our cameras out and taking pictures of the city. Yesterday was the opposite of clear: there was a crazy rain and wind storm all day yesterday, which ended up killing 27 people across Europe. It poured for part of it, but ... 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