Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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August 22nd 2010
I arrived in Amsterdam early afternoon. Exhausted, I looked for lost people. I found some who liked the idea of sharing a taxi to our hotels (which happened to be ½ block away from each other near Central Station). I literally dropped off my luggage at my hotel and headed directly to Anne Frank Huis. It took me almost a ½ hour to find it as I didn’t realize that the canals were named (sim ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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