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Things to do in Amsterdam

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 Amsterdam Every year, to celebrate my birthday, I travel somewhere, in 2019 I went to Morocco , in 2020 to Israel and this year (2022) I decided to visit Amsterdam. It was a long time since I wanted to visit this city and there I have a friend that I wanted to see, so with these three points combined, I decided to visit Amsterdam in winter. I spent five days in Amsterdam and I visited the city plus some places outside like Zaanse Schans, Zandvoort and Haarlem. One important thing is that I forgot my camera so all the pictures were taken with my phone, maybe the quality is not high but I think they are anyway beautiful. Amsterdam is the capital and the most populous city of the Netherlands, with a population close to a million. It is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the north" due to the large number of canals which form a UNESCO world heritage site since 2010. Amsterdam was founded at the Amstel, the city's name derives from the Amstel dam, originating as a sm

Thinks to do in South Korea, Seoul

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Seoul In October 2019 I went to Seoul, I visited for 5 days before going to Tokyo and visiting Japan for one month. I was positively impressed by the city and Korean people, I still have contacts with people I knew in that days, and I still have good memories from the places I visited and from the Korean culture. An example of what I am talking about is that I landed at 6 am and I thought that I was able to arrive at Seguen's place (the guy was going to host me for that days) before he left to work, but it took a lot to pass the passport check and so he just left me the address and the code to enter at his place, telling me to take a rest, visit the neighbours and see each other in the evening. Chandeokgung Palace The first place I visited in Seoul was Chandeokgung Palace, which is a Royal Palace with a secret garden. It is one of the five grand places built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. As it is located east of the Gyeongbok Palace is also called the East Palace. All the

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