Trams!

Amsterdam

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January 20th 2008
Before finishing classes for Christmas break, a couple of my friends and I decided to go to Amsterdam for a weekend. It was a last minute thing, and much of what we did was improvised. Even the bus ride was a bit insane. We took an overnight bus to Amsterdam on a Friday, spent the night at a dirty hostel and then took another overnight but to Paris Sunday night. But it gave us two full days to exp ... 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