The Canals

Amsterdam

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October 4th 2011
Amsterdam As my first weekend trip out of France: a road trip to Amsterdam. What a wonderful city! In order to maximize the time spent in Amster-dizzle (as we called it while travelling), I, along with 4 other coworkers, left home right after work on Wednesday evening. The drive from Arras to Amsterdam is about 3 hours and a half. Riding in our cozy standard car, we drove thr ... 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