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Anne Frank and Amsterdam

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April 12th 2012
Early start, left at 7.15am and second in line to Anne franks house at 8am, very cold but worth the wait. By the time we got out there was a 2 hours wait to get in. Am glad we took the kids to see the play - it gave them context for the museum. All of us were left with lasting impressions of how life was for jews and other minorites under hitler. We can understand why it is just so popular, you co ... 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