Pancakes!

This year's holiday

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August 29th 2007
This year's only proper holiday was spent in the Netherlands. Mostly Amsterdam, but whenever I tell people that, they just give me weird looks as if the only reason to visit Amsterdam was the smoky coffee shops and/or the famous district with colourful lamps. It's not, I can tell you. For one, I have relatives here, but there are also a lot of interesting places and a lot of interesting history he ... 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