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Amsterdam

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May 29th 2012
We are in Amsterdam for a couple of nights. This is a really lovely city with very different architecture. The canals are beautiful and most of the streets beside the canals are lined with trees. Cycling is very popular here, bikes everywhere. We don't have to be careful of the cars, it's the people on bikes we have to watch. We have seen some parents with 2 kids in a cart at the front and ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Frisia

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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