Date: Tuesday 1st July
Staying: Gaasper Camping Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Distance Travelled: 265.0 Miles
Song of the day: Roxanne – The Police
We were out of the campsite early enough to hit rush hour in Luxembourg, but fortunately it didn’t turn out to be too busy. Unfortunately, I decided that rush hour was perhaps not the best time to get petrol, and that it could wait until we got to Belgium. As it turned out, Belgium was a lot more expensive for petrol. In fact, The Netherlands turned out to be even more expensive at €1.69 per litre (ouch!), the most expensive we’ve encountered anywhere in Europe.
Although we stuck to the highways, we passed through some places of historic interest on the way to Amsterdam including Bastogne (scene of the Battle of the Bulge), and the Ardennes Forest. We also finally saw our first proper Dutch windmill. The roads in the Netherlands were incredibly busy, particularly since every second person here seems to be towing a caravan. We made it to the campsite without trouble though, and had a relaxing afternoon.
By the way, can anyone tell me why there are three names that refer to this country: the country is called “The Netherlands” or “Holland”, but the people speak and are called “Dutch”? We’re both at a loss.
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Tony has a theory that, as Holland is next door to Germany, the Dutch language comes from the word "Deutsch", meaning German, so it could be that their language developed from there. Perhaps the Dutch language should be called Hollandaise.
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