Hutchenhousen, Germany
The Netherlands was a lot of fun and a wonderful country. I'm glad to be on my way again though, but I had a great time.
My thoughts on The Netherlands...
First and foremost, let's switch it back to 'Holland' I like that better. Other than that, it is one of my favorite countries. The land is flat and 60% of the country is below sea level... but they work with it. They pump water out of the cities on a constant basis leaving every city a winding maze of canals. I learned quickly that picking out a reference point for direction is worthless, because you can see it but if you walk straight towards it you'll finally find yourself standing directly in front of it, separated by a canal... so you'll have to trudge another few blocks to cross the canal and then get back to where you were headed.
The Dutch tolerance is legendary and it meets expectations. The only thing a Dutchman doesn't seem to be tolerant of is being told he's wrong. But outside of Amsterdam it's not an in-your-face, rebellious tolerance, it's more of a "I know you're doing that thing you're not supposed to do and being a good Dutchman I should certainly turn you in but lucky for you I happened to be looking the other way the entire time you were engaged, so I can't really say anything."
...Visit Amsterdam but don't stay there. See the rest of the country. It's markedly different and more enjoyable to boot.