Almost the whole of the Netherlands used to consist of marshland, and most of it lies below sea level.

The old little town is particularly beautiful; you can still take a gondola ride through the tunnels beneath the town. This is still on my wish list, but my daughter and I couldn’t do it at the time. It was simply far too cold, and we were only there for a short while. On the way home, we got off the train to have a look around here. Incidentally, this is the only way to see anything, as the train is incredibly expensive in the Netherlands. In that respect, it’s not surprising that people prefer to buy a car.