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| Page Views: 9,177 Last Visit to Netherlands: August, 2005 I Used To Live Here | Quick Overview to my Netherlands Tips by ATLC - last update: Aug 14, 2005 |
INTRO I can imagine you getting lost in all those tips I made. So here's an overview, regularly updated if I remember to do it. To amuse you, this travelogue is also an introduction to Dutch art. |
GENERAL - Short history of the Netherlands - National Anthem: het Wilhelmus - Old maps from Blaeu - The Lowlands - City rights (Stadsrechten) - The royal family - Death of a prince - Prinsjesdag - Can I help you? - Tulip field - STREET ORGAN - Sinterklaas - Dutch speech - World Expo 2000 - Delft Blue Porcelain - Sinterklaas discussion' - Posting postcards - Houseboats - Flood disaster Febr. 1st 1953 - Dutch newspaper in English online - Dutch Oscar winning films - Antonia (1995) - Dutch Oscar winning films - The Assault (1986) - Dutch Oscar winning films - Karakter (1997) - Dutch Oscar winning films - Father & Daughter - Brielle, my hometown - The weather in The Netherlands - Sea level (link to map) |  | |
| JOPIE HUISMAN - SELFPORTRAIT 1978 |
|  | Local Customs - Recipe: Appeltaart (Dutch apple pie) - Recipe: Boterkoek (Butter tart) - Recipe: Andijviestamppot - Recipe: Griesmeelpudding - Semolina pudding - Recipe: Fruity Chicory Salad - Recipe: Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice) - Recipe: Kale (Boerenkool met worst) - Recipe: Oliebollen (Neyw Year's Fritters) - Recipe: Boterletter (Almond paste in puff pastry) - Recipe: Erwtensoep (Dutch Pea Soup) - CULTURE: Musicals in the Dutch language - HISTORY: VOC ship Duyfken (1606) rebuilt - FOOD: Fries, chips, patat - FOOD: Dutch cheese - FOOD: Kroket (typical snack) - FOOD: Hollandse nieuwe (young herring) - FOOD: How to eat a herring - FOOD: Stroopwafel - FOOD: Jenever, the national drink - FOOD: Limburgse vlaai - FOOD: Roombroodje (cream bun) - FOOD: Rookworst (sausage) - TRADITION: Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas) - FOOD/TRADITION: Beschuit met muisjes - FOOD: Frikandel speciaal - FOOD: Zeeuwse oesters (Oysters from Zeeland) - Staatsloterij (State lottery) - RECIPE: Bitterkoekjes pudding (amaretti) - RECIPE: Haagse bluf - RECIPE: Oysters from Zeeland, gratin - RECIPE: Hachee (Beef and onion stew) - RECIPE: Advocaat (eggnog) - FOOD: Vla - Dutch Hotel Breakfast - Boerenbont (Dutch earthenware) |
RESTAURANT-ACCOMODATION-SHOPPING-NIGHTLIFE-SPORTS Restaurant Tips - Hotel New York, Rotterdam - Top restaurant in Maastricht - Broekhuizen, restaurant Het Veerhuis - Province Noord Brabant, Bergen op Zoom - Brielle, pancake restaurant - Culinary Rotterdam - Don't miss the fresh seafood! - Dine with the Dutch in their home
Accomodation Tips - Bed & Breakfast in The Netherlands - Hotels along motorway (all provinces) - Youth hostels (all provinces) - Camping in art - Campgrounds at farms and private properties - Province Overijssel, Tubbergen - Province Overijssel, Deventer - Province Friesland, Leeuwarden - Province Friesland, Harlingen - Province Groningen, Groningen city - Province Drenth, Schiphorst (near Meppel) - Province Drenthe, Assen - Province Gelderland, Apeldoorn - Province Gelderland, Ellecom - Province Noord-Brabant, Eindhoven - Province Limburg, Broekhuizen - Province Limburg, Maastricht - Province Noord-Holland, Amsterdam - Province Noord-Holland, Alkmaar - Province Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam - Province Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam
Nightlife Tips - Nightlife - Brielle Blues - Peanut shells
Shopping Tips - Buy Dutch coins (online) - Daily groceries - The National cookie (buy online) - Buy Dutch clogs online - Department stores - Markets - Gebakkraam - Cheese Farm - Cheese shop - Fish stall - Delftware (also online shopping) - Claudio Ferrici, Dutch leathergoods - Senseo Crema, a Dutch coffee machine - Dutch chocolate and biscuits - Tea from Groningen (buy online) - Dutch Cinematography
Sports Tips - Football Euro Championship 2004 - Iceskating - Sjoelen - Klootschieten - Fierljeppen - Sk?tjesilen - Elfstedentocht (skating) - Beugelen - Cycling - Pieterpad (hiking) - Rotterdam Marathon - Four Day March, Nijmegen - Saunas, steambaths, hammam - Boerengolf (Farmer's golf) |  | | REMBRANDT - SELFPORTRAIT 1639 |
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| CORNEILLIE - OISEAU ARC EN CIEL 1999 |
|  | Tourist Trap Tips (Dutch peculiarities) - See more than Amsterdam! - KISS 3 TIMES! - Traffic by car - Conversation topic - The weather - Conversation with the Dutchies - Mashing food - Prakken - Birthday calendar, a toilet experience - Bike - The biscuit tin - Bank holidays - Orange - The agenda rules... - Live by the clock - Dutch sayings - Dinner time & restaurant reservations - Gezellig! - Lekker - Specially minted Dutch 5 euro coin - Invitation to a Dutch home - What to bring when you're invited - Charity and volunteers - The devaluation of applause |
Off the Beaten Path Tips - Emmen Zoo - Assen Traffic Park - The small town of Brielle... - This is a hunebed (dolmen) - Noorderdierenpark (Zoo Emmen)... - Visit Monuments - Dutch Wine museum, Arnhem - Doesburgsche Mosterd (Mustard factory) - De Theefabriek (Tea museum) - Het gedistilleerd museum (Jenever museum) - De Oude Bakkerij (The old bakery) in Medemblik - Dutch images by Anton Pieck - SAIL 2005 - Fortified towns - Fortified towns II - Gablestones, a theme for your sightseeing walks - Free bicycles in National Park Hoge Veluwe - Printing Museum in Meppel - Largest bookmarket in Europe (Deventer) - Old towns, a theme for touring The Netherlands - Old towns, part two. - Oceanium, Rotterdam - Hollands Kaasmuseum in Alkmaar (national cheesemuseum) |  | |
|  | Things to Do Tips I built pages on all these locations. In the tip you will find the link to that page, and driving directions and distance from Amsterdam. Province Drenthe - Assen - Meppel - Orvelte Province Friesland - Harlingen - Leeuwarden - Katlijk - Oosterend Province Flevoland - Lelystad Province Gelderland - Apeldoorn - Arnhem - Culemborg - Dieren - Ellecom - Oosterbeek Province Groningen - Groningen city Province Limburg - Maastricht - Arcen - Kasteel Arcen - Grubbenvorst - Griendtsveen - Broekhuizen Province Noord-Brabant - Bergen op Zoom - Breda Province Overijssel - Haaksbergen - Staphorst Province Noord-Holland - Amsterdam - Alkmaar - Muiden - Muiderslot - De Rijp - Volendam Province Utrecht - Utrecht city - Vreeland - Bunnik - Doorn - Soestduinen - Oudewater - Haarzuilens Province Zuid-Holland - Brielle - Delft - De Rotte - Geervliet - Gouda, - Kinderdijk, - Nieuwe waterweg (Deltaworks) - Rotterdam - Rozenburg - Zoetermeer - Theme park: MADURODAM - Theme park: ARCHEON Province Zeeland - Middelburg, province Zeeland - Veere, province Zeeland |
TRANSPORTATION - WARNINGS - PACKING LIST TIPS Warnings or Danger Tips - Main danger: ME ! - Police and alarm numbers - The dune landscape - Working & living in the Netherlands - Changing guilders to Euros - Drugs - School holidays 2005, part 1 - REGIONS - School holidays 20053, part 2 - DATES - Smoking in The Netherlands - Speed limits - Restaurant kitchen closing times - Learning the language
Transportation Tips - Train info - Rail pass - Strippenkaart - 400 yrs VOC (the worlds first multinational) - Ritsen (zipping) - KLM (Dutch Royal Airlines) - How to get into Amsterdam from the airport - Parking your car in cities - Virtual canal tour (Amsterdam)
Packing List Tips - General info on The Netherlands - Pack! |  | |
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angiebabe Thu Aug 28, 2008 05:26 UTC Interesting new tip but I find no comment here from me so oh dear it seems Ive found a page Ive not yet been to so better get back here next chance!Looking forward to seeing more of the Netherlands tonight! | unaS Mon Aug 4, 2008 07:20 UTC What is this marvelous obsession we all have with food? Do we eat to live or live to eat? I did find your Conversations with Dutchies to be very, very accurate! Vreeland looks like a very special place. On my list! | airkarat Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:14 UTC You are right, my father and uncles know some of these classic books! I will look for the English versions for my daughter who loves to read. Thanks for this! | travelinxs Mon Mar 17, 2008 17:03 UTC ... slowly working my way through! I think youve saved me twenty quid on a Lonely Planet! Excellent. Back for more later. Cheers. |
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