James and Taran skiing at the Great Orme

The last of Wales and heading to Amsterdam

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September 4th 2008
Well, as stated in the last post, I went "dry skiing" with Taran on Monday. It was a good day actually, chatting in the car, skiing on an empty slope, walking the pier, I was finally on vacation. I spent the one night in Castle Donington before catching an EARLY plane to Amsterdam from East Midlands Airport (right near Castle Donington). I took a train from the airport to central station in Ams ... 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