Oh the bikes

I AMsterdam

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May 30th 2007
Whew... what a whirl-wind. Rob and I arrived in Amsterdam on Tuesday morning, checked into our sketchy hostel (wow can you say marijuana?) and then headed out on the town. We started at the Van Gogh museum, had a quick bite at a pancake house and then went to the old Heineken brewery. The Van Gogh museum was interesting, but I can't say that I was a huge fan of the Heineken 'experience' (as they ... 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