Canals, boats, and narrow houses- that's what Amsterdam's all about.

The Dutchies

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April 2nd 2008
As many of you know Rich and I are back in the United States, but we still want to tell you about the rest of our adventures, so we are going to finish the rest of the countries for you. So, on February 16th we headed to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amsterdam is a very cool city that is full of canals, very narrow houses, and steeped full of history and traditions. The next morning we joined a wa ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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