There are no more borders in the European Union. However, you will always know where the Netherlands begins.

Yeah, The Netherlands really shows that it's a rich country with it's infrastructure. Maybe the best in the world, especially when you add everything together:

good public transport (train schedules are unreliable though)
great bicycle infrastructure (only Denmark compares)
great roads
but what really seals the deal: the level of maintenance and cleanliness: in all European countries you see blown out tires and crap at the side of the road. Not in The Netherlands. Accident? Lane blocked, stewards mostly first to arrive. Damage to road? It gets fixed in hours if needed.

I think I read somewhere we spend the most on road maintenance/infrastructure per capita.
Sounds a bit like Switzerland
- Switzerland doesn't have the bike infrastructure.
Yeah the trains kinda suck sometimes. They're nice when they're going on schedule but lately it's been pretty messy. Also, they're just getting more and more expensive
Let's be honest, high population density, friendly climate and flat terrain make infrastructure pretty easy. The only thing they have to content with is danger of flooding from the North Sea

wait a minute their grass is actually greener 😯

Obligatory reminder that your favourite urban planning explainer has a Mastodon - https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes

Sadly people didn't allow healthy discussion to exist there and made him burnout
- Oh dear - and Technology Connections doesn't sound too happy with the Mastodon/Lemmy integration either!

I was expecting a sudden drop in elevation

Tell Romania and Bulgaria that there are no more borders. :)

One of these days, fratelemeleu, one of these days...

Looks like Denmark too

The roads in Belgium are a running joke in the Netherlands. The difference in road quality is so big

in my town they rebuilt the street to the border of the Netherlands and it took them around 2 years to make the paintings for the bike lanes

And where Belgium ends.

~~I shamelessly stole this comment~~

I prefer dedicated bike lanes instead of some red and white paint markings on a road. But yeah, Belgium is a notorious neighbor in terms of road and infrastructure maintenance. Crossing borders by car, you can hear and feel the vast difference in road quality between Belgium and The Netherlands.