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Amsterdam!!!

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March 13th 2006
Well, I can now say I survived Amsterdam and have travelled into Europe! And boy was it an experience. I most certainly felt like I was in a different country over there...wow. So, you may be asking...how did you go to Amsterdam during the week? Well, in Ireland they like to have what we call 'study weeks' and we have about three more left in the semester. It's supposed to be a time to catch ... 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