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Amsterdam, The Netherlands Day 1

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June 29th 2017
We made it to our hotel on the outskirts of Amsterdam about 4:45. We are heading out to do a canal cruise and dinner. We arrived in Amsterdam about 4:30. We are staying on the outskirts of Amsterdam at the Mercure Hotel. My room is on the 15thfloor. The hotel lobby and dining areas are very modern. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ... 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