I did a brief stint in Hoogte Kadijk one summer a few years back , seriously I actually developed severe depression which I think was from lack of sleep due to the unusual heat , the mopeds going past and the Airbnb guests checking into our old building at all hours making so much noise.

I couldn’t wait to leave, which was sad because the winter and autumn was absolutely bliss. We had a great life there.

The mopeds were astoundingly loud though, I’ll never forget it, I had PTSD, I could hear them coming from a ways off and it would make my blood boil before they went past and fuel my insomnia.

What is funny is the mopeds are still plaguing me in a different part of the world now :) they should be banned altogether, they suck.