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Amsterdam - visit to Rembrandt's house

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August 10th 2010
6 AM Amsterdam time, midnight our time, the plane taxis to the gate. Not much sleep overnight. Fran gave me a pill. I think it was an Ambien. She wasn’t sure. Each trip to Europe she gets someone to prescribe sleeping pills for the plane. She takes one and hates the way it makes her feel in the morning so she doesn’t take any more and the next time asks for a different drug. Ambien, Lu ... 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