Netherlands and Romania are my two homes and, because they are so different, I can never stop comparing one to the other.

On one hand, I can only be grateful for the fact that I can relate to both these realities and that I can enjoy them with the same intensity. On the other, I sometimes feel – as us Romanians say – like having my feet into two boats at the same time: a foot in one boat and the other foot, in the other. 🙂

Here are some differences that I spotted and I must admit that I had quite some fun doing this. For each set of situations, the first photo represents the Netherlands (mostly Amsterdam) and the second one, Romania (mostly Bucharest).

Flag:

Prevailing means of transportation:

Street plates:

At the Park:

Residential:

Staircase in apartment building:

Couple:

House entrance:

Elderly lady:

Architecture:

Coffee:

Boats:

Winter sunrise:

Ladies:

Metro:

Terrace:

Prevailing animal:

Buildings:

Easter:

Passage:

My home desk:

Children:

Summer sunset:

Cherries:

Street in the centre:

Bike lane:

Writings:

Sunset at the North Sea vs. Sunrise at the Black Sea: