megan on the canal

We arrive in Yamsterdam with no delays!?

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April 1st 2010
To our surprise, we arrive with no delays! Neither of us slept on the red eye, so we arrived zombified. We are greeted by cold and rainy weather, but our first impression of the city is amazing! Wearily we find our hotel and all we wanted was to wash our bums, but they tell us that our hotel isn't ready until after 2pm...it was around 10am...sweet! So, we wander around to find some good coff ... 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