It would have been the mid-70s.
My parents had a Citroën Dyane, a sort of de luxe 2CV.
It was our first holiday.
To Zeeland. A caravan had been rented there.
What do you take with you when you go on holiday for the first time with a young family?
A lot. Probably far too much. Just in case.
Swimwear. For when the weather is nice.
But also boots. For when the weather's bad. You never know in the Netherlands.
I still don't know how my father managed to fit everything *in* and *on* and *to* that little car. It's amazing that there was still room for us (father, mother, and 4 children).
I do recall the little car protesting.
He no longer went into fourth gear; third gear was the maximum. We sped along the motorway towards Zeeland at 50-60 km/h. Of course, it took an eternity, but it had the advantage of making you feel as if you were an immeasurable distance from home.
I still remember what the car smelled like. I recognise that smell of a car from the 1970s from a mile off.
And what the car sounded like. From miles away you could recognise the typical 2-cylinder sound of a Deux Chevaux or Dyane.
Do you recognise that? Sounds and smells from your childhood?
You can experience it again.
The duck we rent out still smells the same. And sounds the same.
You can go to Zeeland with it.
But Limburg is also beautiful to drive through.
You can reserve this little piece of the past here.Hire a 2CV
