Tante Ans brought something funny to my attention. If parallel parking makes you nervous, do not ever try to parallel park alongside a canal. With no railing. Canals may be be cute and the cobbled roads are certainly picturesque, but this system unfortunately predates cars and the need to park. I feel bad for those cars: perching inches away from a watery death on one side, while trying desperately to hold onto their rear-view mirrors despite reckless bikers on the other.
