Ah, the Netherlands! The cheery land where tulips bloom in a riot of colors and the windmills sway in endless synchrony. This land, with its notoriously flat landscape, gives new meaning to the phrase "sea-level". Biking is practically considered a religion here, but hey, who needs hills when you have delightfully stroopwafel-laden cafes at every corner?

Den Helder is in the province of Noord Holland

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