Hoisting Devices

This is a picture of the street my B&B was on. You can see, that even the buildings not along the canals have the rigging at the top of the buildings. You'll also notice numerous bicycles sitting in the street. I think I saw almost as many bicycles as I did people...they're just that popular in Amsterdam.

Installment #2 - Amsterdam

September 11th 2006
Ahh…the Netherlands. Ok, so all I saw was one city, but I stayed three nights and explored it thoroughly by foot. I was surprised by Amsterdam, but in a good way. Its reputation precedes it and the one that I had heard, I now feel gives people a poor impression of the city. The only preconception I had of Amsterdam was that of its reputation with the Red Light District and drugs. I found tha ... read more

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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

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