our first stop

Our first stop

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July 21st 2008
Greetings from Amsterdam! After sitting on the plane for many many hours, we got to Amsterdam and have an 8 hour stop over; which is enough time to take a train into the city center and walk around. Train stop is just by the red-light district, which made for an interesting stroll along the canals and old buildings. It's summer, but you wouldn't know it here. It's been a very rainy day. Still, we ... 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