the 'Dom'

Utrecht

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October 6th 2009
Yesterday Dad, Harry, Sam and I went to Utrecht. Once off the train we went to the information desk. There the man suggested we go to the train museum. After a bus, getting lost and a long walk we finally got there. Once we were there we found out that all the museums were gesloten* on Mondays! Next we decided to walk to the centre of town. There we found the 'Dom' which is a large tower. A ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht

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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