Rembrandt's Night Watch

Amsterdam

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September 13th 2016
After a wonderful trip around Iceland it was now time for a quick add-on to Amsterdam before our return home...we originally thought the ten days in Iceland would be enough (in hindsight we could have spent longer but were still satisfied with the amount we saw) so decided a three day hang here would be a nice way to wrap the trip up, and it was! Arrived to a beautiful sunny day and more import ... 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