> 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

> 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.