Amsterdam

Amsterdam 2

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September 28th 2015
Day two, time to get up and explore some of the famous Amsterdam attractions. Specifically we wanted to ride the canals and visit the Van Gogh Museum. Anything else , a bonus today. So, after a good breakfast at Riks BnB we found the canal hop-on-hop-off bus and settled in to take the tour and hear the history. It's probably one of the cheaper ways to do it as you can get on and off all day lon ... 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