I....love a parade!

...What was I going to say?.....

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August 9th 2005
(I'm still having trouble finding a place to upload photos. Check back later and I'll have some up hopefully.) If I had to sum up Amsterdam in a phrase it would be "getting lost". You can interpret that however you want, but to me it means taking comfort in having no control over where you are and what you do. Specifically, I'm speaking about letting fate take you wherever it's irony and whi ... 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