Dining 9/6/16

Amsterdam

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September 6th 2016
(Another entry I've already typed twice that simply disappeared.) We'd docked at Amsterdam during the night. Our land excursion started at 8:30am on a bus to the edge of City Centre. From there we walked along the canals, among the uniquely narrow houses, to a shop that offered herring samples (we declined at 9:15am) and the boarding area for a canal tour boat about 10:00am, all the while avoid ... 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