Later that night

Day 3: London to Amsterdam

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May 18th 2007
Our Contiki tour has officially begun! I made my way over to the Royal National from the Imperial, checked in and had my bag weighed -way under the limit. Go me.- and dragged my suitcase out to the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by people who looked familiar from the meeting the night before. The driver, who hadn't yet introduced himself, told us to bring our bags around, so we did, he loaded ... 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