Amsterdam Elephants/Oliphants

Historical Amsterdam and Elephants

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September 29th 2009
Summer coming to an end in Amsterdam in 2009 was probably signified by one of my last balcony breakfasts. During this time I had two couch surfing virgins (meaning it was their first couch surf) come stay with me. Nastia (from Berlin, originally from Siberia) and Damian (from Toulouse, France) came. We hit up the historical museum, along with Shetal in Amsterdam’s city centre were I got ... 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