The famous sign

The City of Canals

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August 26th 2014
What a place to spend the last few days of this trip. Amsterdam has so many different things to do, in all different areas of the city. We started the morning with a tour of the city, with the same company that handled our Barcelona and Prague tours. I have yet to be disappointed with them, and they've showed us around each city quite thoroughly. We went through all different parts of the ci ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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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