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The Netherlands is crowded, especially in the randstad (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Rotterdam). There are some big natural areas in the east of the country. And houses wi
by stevesimmons 6y ago
The Netherlands is crowded, especially in the randstad (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Rotterdam). There are some big natural areas in the east of the country. And houses with more space in the less populated farming areas of Friesland.
But still not real nature. I grew up in Australia and my idea of nature is seeing virtually noone for 50km in any direction :)
- mvanbaak 6y agoWhen driving 50km away from amsterdam, you are in another country (Belgium) ;P So yeah, countries like Australia have nature like you describe. But the very small country .nl has 17m+ inhabitants, which makes it a bit impossible to have large areas with NOTHING.
- stevesimmons 6y ago> driving 50km away from amsterdam, you are in another country (Belgium) ;P More like 100km (and 180km to the "drielandenpunt" where NL/BE/DE meet), but still nearby... When I first arrived in Amsterdam and got a company car, I decided to have a day trip to Germany. I left Amsterdam after breakfast, drove for a bit, crossed the German border, stopped for a coffee, and was back home in Amsterdam by 1pm. Coming from Australia, where the nearest state capital to Melbourne is a 9 hour drive, that blew my mind.