The Netherlands or Holland?
It's time to post something about the next country we went to on our European trip 2011. But hold on... Should we say we visited Holland or the Netherlands? Which one is correct? Or maybe both? What's more interesting: where is this country’s capital? It wouldn't be a mistake to say Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of Netherland's twelve provinces. So just to be sure that you are talking about the whole country I would recommend saying the Netherlands , which literally, and as we know geographically, means "the low country". The country capital is Amsterdam but the seat of government is The Hague. More on the topic here . Departing London we took a night bus to Utrecht in the Netherlands. It was cheaper than a flight and saved us one night of accommodation costs. When we arrived the weather was still miserable and it was a Sunday. We were surprised to see all the stores and most local supermarkets closed. Our host (who was a fo...