The first view from our window

Settling Into Amsterdam

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August 18th 2021
A flight into Amsterdam is nice, everything is so green. The customs go quickly and were so easy. And after the hassles with the PLF forms in Chicago, the customs agents didn’t even want to see them. Of course, there must be a malcontent somewhere. There was a man and woman a few people behind us in line, so that we were within earshot every few minutes. The guy was talking about immigrants whe ... 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