More Canal scenes

Tulips and Canals

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January 18th 2005
Arrived early today and got my Eurail Pass validated. It was easy to get to downtown Amsterdam where I stored my Backpack in a locker ($5.70 exact change only, I couldn't overpay and had to find someone to break a 1 euro coin, why didn't they just charge $6???) Wandered the streets, ate some simple meals and when the weather started to get rainy I hopped a train to Dordrecht to meet up with Bria ... 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