Haarlem City Gate

May 28th 2017
A TB friend gave me a ride to the Haarlem City Gate in his new car. The city gate is an impressive old structure that has several Dutch names including Amsterdamse Poort. This neat City Gate was constructed in 1355 AD when Haarlem was a walled city for defense. Through the years the City of Haarlem was sieged by armies a number of times; with the City Wall (with moat) and the City Gates greatly ... read more

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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

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I started writing on Trip Advisor (bad site) and changed to TravBuddy that was much better. It was bad luck when TB closed. I have fun on my YouTube channel. I was not a chemist, but a chemical hazard specialist, and a first responder. I retired from the State of Texas facility in Galveston to 100% disability in 2005. Then I moved back to my home area in East Texas. I live on the small Walters Tree Farm outside of Nacogdoches, Texas USA. I am retired to be a simple farmer and traveler. Retirement is a tough job, but somebody has to do it (LOL). I am a naturalist and am very concerned... full info

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