Kaas, Domtoren, and Canals Photo 10

Kaas, Domtoren, and Canals

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March 20th 2012
I'm pretty sure I have a cold, so I slept in this morning and took the train to Utrecht this afternoon. Utrecht is the 4th most populous city in the Netherlands, and definitely my favorite place to explore so far. A lot of the city center (centruum) dates back to the early Middle Ages, and the main focal point within the city is Domtoren (one of Sarah's friends was actually saying that the ... 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