Monument in Dam square marking site of original dam and just across the street from our hotel

The Lights of Amsterdam

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August 26th 2017
It was a very restless night for the both of us and we were hoping that it was nearly over when Sharon awoke at about 10:30PM; but, of course it had just begun. I think we both finally got some sleep; and, of course at 7:30AM Sharon didn’t want to get up. But we had a pretty full day planned, including three tours, the first of which required us to hoof it to Anne Frank’s House (or Huis as the ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland

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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