Host parents and Dianne

Bangkok to Amsterdam to Orlando

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February 13th 2011
The next leg of our trip was on Malaysia Airlines from Bangkok, Thailand to Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was about a 15 hour flight with one layover stop in Malaysia. One long flight.... When we got to Amsterdam we took the train to Zaandam where I lived when I was 17 years old as an exchange student for one year. I have stayed in touch with my host family and friends over the years and it was wo ... 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