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markk · 11-30-2005, 05:48 AM

> markk, are you in Holland, as in the Netherlands? I used to travle to Delft a lot for business several years ago. Great country and people. Some of the tallest people on earth too!

Yep Holland as in the Netherlands :-)

I live, and the photo was taken, in Alphen a/d Rijn a medium sized city in the middle the country. Delft is about say 50km away...

BTW: Holland is very bad for cars enthousiastics. Petrol is very expensive (eur 1.40 or so per liter), speedcamera's are everywhere, roads are overcrowded, and cars are very expensive due to a special tax, called BPM, as well. I paid EUR 80k for my midly optioned BoxsterS. On top off that they recently put a maximum speedlimit on highways round the major cities of 80 km/h. When you rev limit one of these cars in just second gear you will almost loose you drivers license :-(

On the other hand, Germany is just 1,5 hour away, the nurburgring about 2,5 :-)

Mark.

11-30-2005, 05:48 AM	#15
markk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 140	> markk, are you in Holland, as in the Netherlands? I used to travle to Delft a lot for business several years ago. Great country and people. Some of the tallest people on earth too! Yep Holland as in the Netherlands :-) I live, and the photo was taken, in Alphen a/d Rijn a medium sized city in the middle the country. Delft is about say 50km away... BTW: Holland is very bad for cars enthousiastics. Petrol is very expensive (eur 1.40 or so per liter), speedcamera's are everywhere, roads are overcrowded, and cars are very expensive due to a special tax, called BPM, as well. I paid EUR 80k for my midly optioned BoxsterS. On top off that they recently put a maximum speedlimit on highways round the major cities of 80 km/h. When you rev limit one of these cars in just second gear you will almost loose you drivers license :-( On the other hand, Germany is just 1,5 hour away, the nurburgring about 2,5 :-) Mark.