The Netherlands is a small, densely populated country which lies in Western Europe with borders with Germany to the east and Belgium to the south. The language and people referred to as ‘Dutch’ and the country is often mistakenly called Holland – only two of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands make up Holland.

Most of the country flat and below sea level, hills may be found in the east and south. While the country is famed for villages, tulips and windmills in reality they are quite hard to find among the large industrial farms.

Amsterdam is a tourist draw hopefully more for Anne Frank House rather than the legalized prostitution and drugs…