Amsterdam via Bike

Our Days Singing In The Rain

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September 22nd 2007
We arrived in Amsterdam on Thursday morning with just a few catnaps on the plane. We were already ready for bed, but forced ourselves to stay awake until the evening. Guido picked us up from the airport and brought us to his home in the center of Haarlem. Haarlem is a nice town 30 minutes outside Amsterdam which is known for shopping. Their house is just inside the walking zone with cobbled street ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Haarlem

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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