A rainy night in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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September 17th 2010
We got to Amsterdam in the rain and trdged along the main street to our hotel. It turned out to be in a great location right amongst the shops and close to the red light district. We walked around having a look about until evening then hit the red light district! It's a lovely area with the cobblestone streets and the canals. It was quite early so a lot of the 'windows' were still closed but ev ... 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