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Daytrip outside Amsterdam: Volendam / Edam / Marken / Monnickendam   Amsterdam

Daytrip outside Amsterdam: Volendam / Edam / Marken / Monnickendam, Amsterdam

 31 Reviews  If you are looking to spend a day outside Amsterdam to see Dutch landscape and traditional villages, probably the best choice is to take a trip to villages Edam, Volendam and Marken. All of them are... 

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Sonneveld house   Rotterdam

Sonneveld house, Rotterdam

 24 Reviews  Note the lights in the ceiling. The original Gispen furniture. The central heating which has not changed shape till the present day. The only difference now would be that the curtains would be to the... 

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Surrounding area   Maastricht

Surrounding area, Maastricht

 41 Reviews  Postwar Maastricht develloped itself in a fast way; new suburbs were created in a srtict tempo. As in the early 60's the suburbs Belfort and Daalhof came into being, local authorities decided that the... 

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City landmarks   The Hague

City landmarks, The Hague

 40 Reviews  The original town hall was built in 1564 Next to the 15th century Grote Kerk (Great Church). This is a relatively small building reflecting the humble beginnings of Den Haag. Will the new town hall... 

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Coffeeshops   Eindhoven

Coffeeshops, Eindhoven

 1 Review  Lots of coffeeshops in Eindhoven, in every district as well in the center. In our district Gestel close to my home isIndian Dylan On the Stratumseind 95, there is a pub called "De Bakkerij", in the... 

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Hofjes   Haarlem

Hofjes, Haarlem

 8 Reviews  There are several hofje (what we would call 'almshouses' in the UK) in Haarlem (as in other Dutch towns/cities). Basically, they were created to provide housing for the elderly from the 1600s onwards... 

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Surrounding area   Utrecht

Surrounding area, Utrecht

 15 Reviews  In and around the city Utrecht, there are 8 stone forts (small fortresses) to be found, which symbolize some of the history of the city in the Netherlands. 5 of these forts can be found in the city,... 

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Castle   Breda

Castle, Breda

 8 Reviews  Our guide a real "Bredanaar" (person who lived all his live in Breda) here in the picture, told us that this is the original castle door, in the old days it has two stairs beside each other, because... 

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Surrounding area   Tilburg

Surrounding area, Tilburg

 15 Reviews  Not far from Tilburg (between Kaatsheuvel and Drunen) there is a very beautiful and exceptional area. It's part of a national park (2400 hectares). In summer and during the weekends many people go out... 

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Rokkeveen   Zoetermeer

Rokkeveen, Zoetermeer

 14 Reviews  Rokkeveen was built from 1981 by a new generation of planologists. The suburb is planned in geometrical pieces around the water tower (which I did not photograph although I drove past it). Each... 

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Daytrip outside Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans   Amsterdam

Daytrip outside Amsterdam: Zaanse Schans, Amsterdam

 18 Reviews  A day trip to Zaanse Schans is a must for the following reasons - View the windmills, Relax in the country, Inexpensive way to spend the day. Check out my travelogues and also the site below on how... 

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Kinderdijk (around Rotterdam)   Rotterdam

Kinderdijk (around Rotterdam), Rotterdam

 8 Reviews  Whenever you will get the chance, you could pay a visit to Kinderdijk/Childsdike. Here you may watch the best of many windmills together in Holland. The same windwills Neil Diamond sang about ... The... 

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St. Pietersberg   Maastricht

St. Pietersberg, Maastricht

 7 Reviews  Grotten St. Pietersberg-Noordelijk gangenstelsel Address Luikerweg 71, 6212 NH Maastricht Entrance fees Adults € 3.25 Children (-12) €2.25 These are the caves of the St. Pietersberg just outside... 

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Scheveningen\Kijkduin   The Hague

Scheveningen\Kijkduin, The Hague

 17 Reviews  One can walk to Scheveningen, bout a half an hour walk. One then passes through the Scheveningse Bosjes, a parc like area. There also runs a tram and if you aren t into walking you can take tram 10,... 

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Pihilips Factory   Eindhoven

Pihilips Factory, Eindhoven

 1 Review  The Philips Incandescent Lamp Factory of 1891 In the oldest Philips factory building an impression is given of how incandescent lamps were made over a hundred years ago. It is probably the only... 

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Zandvoort   Haarlem

Zandvoort, Haarlem

 5 Reviews  Not really off the beaten path, since millions of people go to Zandvoort every year. Zandvoort is one of the most important seaside resorts. It is famous for it's long beach (9 km), it's casino and... 

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Old architecture   Utrecht

Old architecture, Utrecht

 5 Reviews  This castle is build in the late 19th century, it replaced a old former castle. In the grounds used to be a village, but it has been rebuild, and the village, called Haarzuilen is a nice little one.... 

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Museums   Breda

Museums, Breda

 5 Reviews  Stanislaw Maczek was a Polish general who liberated Breda in 1944. He was made an honorary citizen of the city. When he died in 1994 at 102 years of age, he was flown to Breda to be buried at the... 

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Train station   Zoetermeer

Train station, Zoetermeer

 5 Reviews  there's the superb entry to the pedestrian bridge again. Halfway there is the train station running along the motorway A12 between The Hague and Utrecht (passing Gouda which is another of my special... 

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Canals / Amstel River / Harbour   Amsterdam

Canals / Amstel River / Harbour, Amsterdam

 52 Reviews  Cross the 'IJ' behind the central station with the 'ijplein'-ferry. When you get off, walk along the waterside to the east (right) untill you arrive at the orange building called 'wilhelminadok' to... 

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Delfshaven -   Rotterdam

Delfshaven -, Rotterdam

 4 Reviews  In the 3rd floor you can see the houses and shops of workers and simple self-employed persons. All you see are replicas in every detail. On the attic you enter the....of the shadowy figures and... 

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Culture and arts   The Hague

Culture and arts, The Hague

 42 Reviews  The palace Lange Voorhout nowadays houses the Escher Museum. There is much to see.. from famous work like Ascending and Decending, Babel's tower and Day and Night to the announcement card he made for... 

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Parks   Eindhoven

Parks, Eindhoven

 2 Reviews  Look closely in the parks!! Day or night, you'll often see ducks and rabits having fun!! :) I have never seen so many rabits..they just run all ver the place.. I just thought it was cool. Specially... 

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Grote Markt   Haarlem

Grote Markt, Haarlem

 5 Reviews   Who it is, standing here all by himself, Erasmus maybe? Dunno, too long ago! But maybe one day I will know again! Well, the mystery is solved!! Thanks to Sandravdp! who told me that this is Mr.... 

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Canals   Utrecht

Canals, Utrecht

 3 Reviews  Just a tip, there are a few operators who can give you a great time if you try one of those "party boats" you got to be with at least a few people, but then in summer you will have a great time on... 

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Hernen Castle

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I visited Hernen Castle in September and I enjoyed my visit to this castle a lot. The castle is so old and still in its original state. There is no furniture at all in this castle though, but the architecture and still being in its orinal state is what makes it special.Hernen Castle is a castle with a moat around it, dating back to the 14th century. Because this castle was hardly used since the 17th century it hasn't been changed at all since those days. It is quite an extra-ordinary castle in the Netherlands, because it has some unique architecture. It is one of the important examples of defendable houses in the Netherlands.Hernen Castle is in the Province of Gelderland and not that far from the city of Arnhem.http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/1c048/707fa/

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Appingedam

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Appingdam in the Province of Groningen: I've been here so many times in my life. It was only 10 kilometers away from where I used to live, and it is the place where I went to school as a teenager. Appingedam is a nice little town, famous for its "hanging kitchens". It is nice to stroll around in Appingedam, but the best way to see it is by canoe! I've written a page about it in which I want to let you see Apingedam from a different perspective than normal.... from the water!The trip starts in Wirdum, and we slowly paddle to Appingedam. I always used to bike this route to school, so for me it is a bit of a flashback in time. I always looked at the canal while I was biking, spot the birds and see the flowers waving in the wind along the canal. Now I am on the canal, and I am looking up.... it was a wonderful day, beautiful weather, a clear blue sky, and I had wonderful canoe trip. And I...

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Hoeksmeer

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Hahaha, you can't further "off the beaten path" than this... Hoeksmeer in the Province of GroningenGroningen is a perfect place to go birdwatching. It is an area with green pastures, canals, and newly created wetlands. And Hoeksmeer is one of these newly created wetlands. I love this place in the northern part of Groningen. It is only a couple of kilometers from the town where I used to live. By the locals it is called "vogeltjes land" which means translated "birdsland".But birds are not the only thing you can see here. The other thing is this beautiful windmill called "The Meervogel"http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/1c048/70759/

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Cities - Tilburg

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Tilburg is a student city in the province of Brabant, It's a big city close to Breda and Den Bosch. Although it hasn't got many great buildings or museums it is a really fun city. There are numerous events going on such as the biggest fun fair in the country. And it's also a great place to go out to eat or drink. It's the city with the most pubs for every citizen in The Netherlands.

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Cities - Zaltbommel

by Imaniac

Zaltbommel is a charming fortified city just a couple of minutes away from Den Bosch. The boundaries of the ancient city center are now in use as parks. Inside the center you will find many historical building dating back to the middle ages. It's also very nice to take a stroll along the river Waal.

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Middachten Castle – romantic Christmas feeling

by vtveen

Castle Middachten was first mentioned in 1190 and originally a reinforced house with moats and thick walls, where the residents could feel relatively safe during attacks. The castle boasts a strategic location between the high Veluwezoom and the low swampland in a loop of the river Ijssel. Castle Middachten has never been sold and has been inherited by both male and female lines and has been in the hands of the Steenre, Raesfelt, Reede, Bentinck and nowadays Ortenburg families.Castle Middachten can be visited a couple of times a year, but I would strongly recommend a visit during Christmas time (around mid December). The Ortenburg family opens their ‘home’. After paying the entrance fee we first visited the castle and enjoyed the nicely decorated rooms on the ground floor and the impressive stairwell with beautiful woodcarvings and stucco on the dome. We were welcomed by the sounds of a...

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Valkenburg - Christmas Market

by vtveen

We never had been to the caves of Valkenburg in the Dutch province of Limburg and after heard/read some rather good reviews we decided visiting them during the annual subterranean Christmas Market. Still being aboveground there was some light snowfall in the village and a lot of people were finding their way to one of the caves with Christmas Markets. We decided for the so called ‘Gemeentegrot’, being the oldest and biggest subterranean market.Once inside it was quite an experience strolling through the labyrinth of galleries and huge halls of this former marl grotto. These were all lined with market booths and there was even a café. On some places there were rather nice Christmas decorations, without being very stunning.But to be honest we were absolutely very disappointed by the kind of booths we saw. Most of them are just offering quite common articles and knickknacks (which can be...

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Staverden - just strolling around the castle

by vtveen

Castle Staverden isn’t a real castle, but more a manor. In popular speech it is still called ‘castle’ because of its history of more than 800 years and the fact that four buildings have been built on this place. The first one was a hunting lodge used by the counts and dukes of Gelre, dating back to 1298. The same year Staverden became city rights - granted by German King Rudolf to count Reinout of Gelderland - and nowadays most probably is the smallest city on earth with its 40 inhabitants living in the manor and farmhouses of the estate. The present ‘castle’ was built in 1905. Although living rather close to this castle we never visited it till one of these lovely sunny autumn days end of October 2009. From the car park we walked in the restored 17th century garden of the castle, surrounded by a moat and a stream called ‘Staverdense Beek’. We passed the peacock statue, an ice cellar...

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Amersfoort, seen from the water

by vtveen

Although quite an old city Amersfoort is less well known than a lot of other Dutch cities. I don’t just understand, because it is such a nice and pleasant town, which has a lot to offer to visitors.Perhaps the best way (or at least one of the nicest ways of exploring is by a boat trip. We were very lucky catching one of these warm and sunny September days when we made our boat trip. It was absolutely relaxing on the water, no other traffic, trees with the first (yellow) signs of autumn and great views on the old monumental buildings along the moats and canals. Quay-walls are full with plants and flowers; the guide told us there are 250 different species, among them several which are on the ‘red list’ of endangered Dutch plants. Must be a bonus when they are flowering !!We did the so called ‘Westroute’ through a couple of canals around the inner city, passing bridges and water gates....

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Kennemerland Sand Dunes

by ant1606

The park of Zuid-Kennemerland, just outside of the city of Utrecht, is the perfect location for a day at the beach and a pic-nic under the canopy or by a pond. Wind creates sand dunes and these are covered by various types of vegetation. Shrubs are the main greenery where the wind blows harder while tall trees take root in more sheltered areas. Footpaths and cycling trails are quite popular. We rode through the park on a Sunday among beachgoers who fill the dedicated parking spots for bicycles, some of which are guarded for a fair daily fee around the most popular beaches.Not the tallest sand dunes I've seen but it's quite a nice park well worth a visit.Free access for pedestrian and riders, parking fee for caged people.

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Q:  A couple of years since I've been back. Nothing stays the same. So, is the old strippenkaart system finally over? I can read... 

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