Heineken Postcard

Amsterdam

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June 9th 2006
We got up early and Raf took us to the train station in Studdart, The Netherlands to get a train to Amsterdam. The train was only 3 hours, and we got to Amsterdam by 1:30. As usual, the finding of our hotel / hostel is always the most exciting part of our trip... so why stop now. We were going to try to figure it out on our own since Heather had been to Amsterdam before... but after the Piccad ... 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