Dam Square

Amsterdam

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August 16th 2007
Amsterdam..... it was actually a return trip for me but Venny's first trip.......... for us it was our first time in a Western Nation since April (not counting layover in Madrid before Mo-crock-o *get it..... Mo-crock..... oh forget it!). We arrived and had to scrounge up a room near the airport where we had to stay a night before moving to the city center and Rembrandt square as there was a bi ... 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