Flower Market

Five Stories and Tram 2: I Amsterdam

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March 21st 2008
Good Friday. The alarm sounds at 4:30am. We’ve got half an hour to make it to the bus to East Midlands Airport. Of course we’re not so sharp at this unpleasantly early hour so the planned 10 min walk to the bus stop transforms into a (backpack equipped) 5 min run! But we make it. Our research isn’t as thorough as normal so upon arriving at Amsterdam central station by train from the ai ... 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