Bikes along the canal

Scenic Tours Jewels of Europe cruise #1

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August 11th 2010
Amsterdam. The Scenic Sapphire is a 2 year old new ship (but looks new), 135 m long, 11.6 metres wide and has berths for 169 passengers and a crew of 48. It is powered by two 900 kW (1,300 HP) Caterpillar engines driving steerable thrusters. It carries up to 126,300 litres fuel, 363 tonnes drinking water and 694 tonnes ballast and has a draft of 1.6 to over 2 m metres depending how muc ... 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