The Homomonument

This monument was erected to commemorate the approximately 50,000 homosexuals that were sent to concentration camps during WWII. It's composed of three triangles, which make one large triangle, and it's made of pink granite. The material was chosen because male homosexuals in concentration camps had to wear pink triangles (women wore red or black).

Amsterdam May Have Been a Dream...

November 17th 2007
It was two a.m. when Sam and I met the tour bus at the Mannheim Planetarium. It would be a long six and a half hour bus trip as we desperately tried to sleep, squeezed into our seats behind a group of guys, one of whom was named Cowboy, as they loudly finished off their supply of rum and cola. Luckily they eventually passed out and we managed to get some sleep as well. Many of the times that I ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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

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