Amsterdam historic building

Amsterdam

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July 3rd 2017
First visit today the Rijkmuseum. This is dedicated to Dutch arts and history in Amsterdam. Because of the continuing track work it took a little longer than we hoped to get to Amsterdam. The Rijkmuseum is huge with art works from Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh amongst others. We had a too quick look through as I had managed to get tickets for Anne Frank House at 15:00. Most tickets are sold o ... 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