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Red Light District Amsterdam
32 Reviews In the Red Light Districts of Amsterdam you will find, on any given day, hundreds of girls offering sex for money. Nowhere else on earth are the women so straightforwardly on display, sitting...
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City sights Rotterdam
31 Reviews Whenever in Rotterdam my eyes are drawn to the other side of the river Meuse. I cannot help it and always get mixed feelings ... Why? I donot really know. Maybe because I've seen the change of this...
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Vrijthof Maastricht
8 Reviews The Vrijthof is the city's main focus for both locals and tourists. The eastern side is a row of terraced cafes which face the twin churches of St Jan (with its distinctive red tower) and St Servaas....
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General tourist information The Hague
19 Reviews See the Castalia, better known as the "Two Brests Of Lady Hague", the Atrium and the Hoftoren, photographed here from centre of The Hague. I just had to wait for the traffic light, and got struck by...
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Tourist info Eindhoven
3 Reviews The local Tourist office. For the best tourist information go to Tourist Info. At the local Tourist Office you can get a free Eindhoven guide in the English language. The office is located near the...
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Coffee Shops Haarlem
19 Reviews Paddos instead of weed. During my recent stay in Holland I learned that the trend nowadays is for "paddos", Dutch word for "paddestoel" or mushroom. Hallucinogenic mushrooms are now a must. The Dutch...
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Canals Utrecht
6 Reviews Yet again Oude Gracht, and for good reason. It's got a great selection of restaurants. THE most peaceful place (for me) in the world on a hot summers day. Go for a trip on the water on the canal boat...
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Scenic Leiden Leiden
21 Reviews In the innercity of Leiden you can find 35 almshouses. Most of these almshouses have 12 small houses built by the rich for the poor. The rich (often after they died, by testament) ordered this small...
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General tourist information Delft
9 Reviews Useful Delft hyperlinks: The Local Tourist Office (VVV) Hippolytusbuurt 4 2601 CV Delft e-mail : info@tipdelft.nl. Tel: +31-15-2154051 City council website Delft tourism
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Grote Kerk Breda
4 Reviews You will not miss the Big Church (Grote kerk), also known as Onze-lieve-vrowe-kerk. It is the main Brabant Gothic building in the Netherlands and its beautiful single tower reaches 97 m. This building...
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Events Tilburg
6 Reviews Some major events that happen every year. No exact dates available. Meimarkt: in May. This day the whole centre is turned into a big fleamarket. Tilburg Hap Stap Festival: end of May. The...
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Binnendieze 's-Hertogenbosch
1 Review The major highlight of our visit here was the tour of the river canal under Den Bosch. There there is much to see and the ambience while walking about or sitting at the cafe or pub is something I hope...
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Coffeeshops / Drugs Amsterdam
63 Reviews its all over the place.dont go inthe first one avoid bulldog as they are for tourits look at the ones with plenty locals in stoned they are the best. i found the greenhouse to be the one, bubblegum is...
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General tourist information Rotterdam
21 Reviews I'd never considered Rottterdam as a tourist city on my previous visits - just a place to change trains (and of course having the Centraal station surrounded by a building site didn't help). But now...
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Parks Maastricht
8 Reviews Maastricht Citypark is located on the western bank of the Maas. It is located alongside the old citywalls, the Jeker and the kazematten. Throughout history, the park has had several forms. In the 18...
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Binnenhof The Hague
15 Reviews Het Kabinet der Koningin [The Queen's Office support to the Queen in the performance of her constitutional duties and acts as a link between the Queen and her ministers. Its functions are laid down in...
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Carnaval Eindhoven
1 Review This picture was taken at Cafetaria de Hoek some years ago during Carnaval which is held every year 6 weeks before easter. We celebrate carnaval for a period of 5 days saturday till wednesday and on...
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Grote Markt Haarlem
7 Reviews Rent à bike and Tour around Haarlem. THE city offers so much small streets, parcs and the beach. By bike you have easy access to all. We rented the bikes at a most amazing store. It's à sort toystore...
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Old architecture Utrecht
6 Reviews Utrecht has streets full of quite trendy little shops - definitely worth having a wander if you are looking for something special... but postcards are somewhat hard to find! I asked an assistant for...
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Leiden University Leiden
3 Reviews Minerva is a student organization's whose headquarters is right behind the Hotel Nieuw Minerva, where I stayed. If you stay at this hotel - especially when the weather's warm and the windows are open...
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Delft Blue Pottery Delft
5 Reviews Walking through picturesque Delft and its lovely small streets along the canals you may find some really beautiful views. So have a city-walk which can be booked at different tourist shops, where you...
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Ginneken / Bouvigne castle Breda
3 Reviews I work in Breda and this castle is my neighbour, isn't that great! It is called castle Bouvigne and it dates from around 1425 Directions to the castle: by train: to central station Breda, after that...
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Nederlands Textielmuseum Tilburg
1 Review Tilburg Textile Museum. Visiting the University was nice but then a visit to a lovely Textile Museum was my favorite. I love crafting ... as many of you know. So I find it very interesting to see how...
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Canals / Houseboats Amsterdam
110 Reviews This being my third time in Amsterdam, it was a total surprise to me to see the difference that a season makes. Before I had been in summer and spring, now it was winter and from the photos you can...
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Architecture, modern Rotterdam
14 Reviews The biggest public library in the Netherlands is located on Binnenroute.The building has six floors and is truly eye-catching. Take the escalator up and look out over the city through the massive...
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From May till October you will see cows walking outside in their meadow. When the weather allows it, they can come out earlier or go back to the stables earlier.Everywhere in the Netherlands you will see the cows in their meadow. Which is a pleasant sight. These days it is more diffecult for the people who run a place like this. The government is putting more and more rules to hold cows for milk.
For your trip inside the Netherlands, you can go to the VVV (tourist information). The VVV can give you information about the place you are looking for. Some booklets are free and for others you have to pay. Most cities/villages will have a branch of VVV. In Apeldoorn you will find the VVV near the market area. Here you will find besides information also some typical Dutch things (windmills, tullips, fridge magnets, etc).Other information about the VVV Apeldoorn:VVV ApeldoornDeventerstraat 187311 LS ApeldoornPhone +31-(0)55-5260200Fax +31-(0)55-5260209www.vvvapeldoorn.nlEmail info@vvvapeldoorn.nlOpening hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm and on Saturday 9am - 5pm
For every travel you make, you can go to a travel agency or book via the internet. In the Netherlands you can go to various travel agencies for your next trip. You have to be careful: go to a travel agency that is a member of the ANVR (General Dutch Union of Travelagencies). This organisation is there to garantue your travels. If you book your travels by a travel agency that isn't a member of the ANVR, you won't get your money back when it is going bankrupt.When I am traveling inside Europe I am booking my trips via the internet. For outside Europe most of the time I will go to a travel agency. The travel agency I use, is Vakantiexperts in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. This travel agency is a small one. But the staff is really helpfull and is informing you really good. For information about Vakantiexperts, go to the website www.vakantiexperts.nl. Any other information of the Apeldoorn...
Located in the Provincie Limburg, VAALS is the place where 3 countries meet - Holland - Belgium - Germany.DRIE LANDEN PUNT is the point where they all come together.People were having fun stepping in different spots and proclaiming which country they were in. It was quite a hoot. " I am now in Germany" one would proclaim. The other would say " I am now in Holland". "Well, I am in Belgium".As you can imagine, this area attracts a lot of tourists. Besides the Drie Landen Punt ( 3 Land Point ) there is a Labyrinth and a Panorama Tower. From Valserberg, the highest hill in the Netherlands, one can admire the superb view of Aachen, just across the frontier.This area is a lot different than the rest of Holland as it is hillier than the usually flat lands. It's probably the reason the Dutch like it here. In nearby Valkenburg, there is even some ski hills.
A city in the southern part of The Netherlands, BREDA was a fortified city of strategic significance. In the 15th century the city's importance grew rapidly. A great Church was built in Brabantine Gothic style, called the Grote Kerk or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of our Lady).Interesting tourist sites include Spanjaardsgat, Begijnhof (Beguinage), Beyerd and Kasteel Bouvigne, a 17th century castle located in the Mastbos, the woods just outside Breda.
Maassluis is a town in the Western Netherlands, in the Province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland). MAASSLUIS was founded circa 1346 as a settlement next to a lock (sluis) in the sea barrier between the North Sea and Rotterdam.It is also our home away from home as Hans' sister Nel lives here and we always stay with them when in the Netherlands.I love going to the Centrum and the Harbour area. Love the little shops like the Cheese Shop and the Blokker and the Pastry Shop. And I really like walking along the Canal where you usually see ducks and swans swimming.
South Limburg ( Zuid Limburg ) is made up of hills, villages and towns. The region offers a wealth of opportunities for recreation.VALKENBURG is also known as Valkenburg aan de Geul and sometimes nicknamed the "Marlstone Town". Marl is a form of limestone found locally.Cosy restaurants, shops, sidewalk cafe's, historic buildings and the River Geul, define the face of the town. There are wonderful walks and cycle routes along the banks of the Geul and through woods and forests.Hans and I visited here. He wanted to show me the town he visited as a child, when the family would sometimes vacation here. The whole area is beautiful and so different from the rest of the Netherlands. Whereas most of Holland is flat, this area or the HEUVELLAND is known as Hill Country.Update June 4, 2008Hans and I visited Valkenburg once again. This time is on our way back from the Karlsruhe VT meet and touring...
This lovely town of DELFT certainly does have a special place in our hearts, as Hans was born and grew up in Delft, so there are many memories for him there. One of nine children, Hans would tell me the story how quite often one of the children would fall into the canal and would have to be fished out by one of the neighbours. "Mevrouw, Hansje has fallen into the canal, again" I love that story. HeHe. DELFT, founded around 1100, is a small but very beautiful town, steeped in history. Delft has a strong association with the Dutch Royal Family. Royal burials take place in the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church). Delft came from the word Delf (Delven means to dig).Famous for its Delft Blue pottery, Delft teems with canals and Medieval houses with ornate gables.
Kinderdijk is a village 16 km east from Rotterdam and less than 10km north from Dordrecht. There are 19 KINDERDIJK WINDMILLS in close proximity to each other, forming an impressive symbol of the struggle of the Dutch against the encroaching water.In 1366 and 1369, workers dug the canals (weteringen) through Alblasserwaar to Kinderdijk. The canals were designed to discharge excess water into the River Lek. When the canals were no longer sufficient to cope with rising water levels, Windmills were constructed. Eight were built in 1738 and eight more in 1740, to protect the surrounding land from flooding.Unesco added the Kinderdijk Windmills to its World Heritage list in 1997.A charge of 5,00 Euros for Parking applies. You will get a wonderful brochure about the Windmills from the parking attendants. One brochure per vehicle.
The walled town of HEUSDEN dates back to the beginning of the 12th century and was an important element in the defense of Holland between 1580 and 1620. The Bastion is located on the banks of the River Maas. In the 14th century a large defense wall, including towers and gates, was built around the town.Points of interest include the bastion walls ( vestigingswallen ), the Harbour ( Stadhaven ), the fish market ( Vismarkt), three Windmills ( Molens ) and Saint Catherine's Church. (Catherijnekerk).Heusden is north-west of S'Hertogenbosch and can be reached via the A59 and take exit for N267
Seven Bridges Hotel Amsterdam
4 Reviews and 488 Opinions We almost stayed here. Looked like a charming hotel, although we didn’t see the rooms. It’s in a...
The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam Rotterdam
6 Reviews and 138 Opinions Right opposite Rotterdam Centraal train station on Weena, is the imposing 5 star Westin hotel. It...
Novotel Maastricht Maastricht
4 Reviews and 178 Opinions It's great to see and witness that the hotel has a heated outdoor swimming pool, which you can use...
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