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AJAX - Arena Amsterdam
20 Reviews It was my friend Tony's 60th birthday and we (the two of us and our wives) were going to Amsterdam for a long weekend. Arsenal were playing in a pre-season tournament at the Ajax stadium along with...
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Football (Feyenoord) Rotterdam
16 Reviews Feyenoord Rotterdam is one of the major teams of the Netherlands. They have won the Europe cup 1, two times the UEFA cup and have won the Dutch championship many times. They play their home games at...
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PSV 1st. Soccerteam Eindhoven
7 Reviews The football matches of PSV are played in the the Philips Stadium is one of the top teams in the Dutch league. Top year in the history of PSV was 1988 when the club won the triple, the Dutch league...
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Ice skating Haarlem
1 Review In the winter season you can always enjoy skating the ice in Haarlem. This year the season started Saturday October 5th and will end Sunday March 16th 2003. The lane is 400 metres long and there is...
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(Ice) Skating Amsterdam
8 Reviews If you can brake and keep up with the group speed, join the Friday Night Skaters. Tour Amsterdam on your inline skates. You will cover 20 kilometers and always a different route. Wrist, elbow and knee...
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Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam
3 Reviews On Sunday 13th April you will find much of the Rotterdam center closed because of a major yearly event: The Rotterdam Marathon. This marathon counts as an important event for worldwide marathons as...
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De Tongelreep Eindhoven
2 Reviews subtorpical swimmingpook at Genneper Parken is one of the biggest in the Netherlands. There is a special trainingsarea for our Olympic swimmers. For families with children or schoolgroups a great...
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Wall climbing Haarlem
1 Review Quite cheap is the KLIMMUUR especially when you start with an introduction course. Such an introduction course is some 2 1/2 - 3 hrs. of pure fun and you are having a work-out! There is 1000 m2...
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City Walks Amsterdam
3 Reviews Another great sport in Amsterdam is leisurely strolling along the many grachts (canals) and watching zillions of large and small, fast and slow boats float by. Since both my boy-friend and I enjoy...
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IJssportcentrum Eindhoven Eindhoven
1 Review Fantastic Iceskating accomodation at Genneper Parken. Beside skating many events are organized. Even if its closed during the summer some events are taking place, more info at the url If u dont have...
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Baseball Haarlem
2 Reviews A great baseball competition with international teams paticipating. National teams from country's like for example USA, Cuba, Japan, Chinese Taipei, South Africa and the Netherlands paticipate in the...
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Soccer Amsterdam
3 Reviews Being a Newcastle United fan i travel around europe quite often to support my team. If for any reason you need to travel anywhere in Holland/Netherlands - u can link up to most major towns/cities via...
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MU skateramp Eindhoven
1 Review Skating at the MU BOWL, the biggest wooden skatebowl in Europe. Size about 22x22mtr. depth 3 mtr. July 20th. the MU Bowl was officially opened by the Mayor of Eindhoven. skates or skateboard entrance...
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Haarlems Basketball Week Haarlem
1 Review International teams are participating in this basketball competition. For example: USA , Australia, South or Central America, France, Russia. Two Dutch teams are present too. It's very nice to see...
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Waterbikes Amsterdam
2 Reviews A Canal Bike is a stable, dry pedalboat that seats four people. Rent a comfortable Canal Bike in the heart of the city, take along a fun booklet with map and suggested routes and off you go! While...
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Karting Hezemans Eindhoven Eindhoven
1 Review Indoor Karting Hezemans u will find in the northern part of Eindhoven. Wit people from work we had a day out and went karting at this great center. Nicely located with enough parkingplace and...
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BEACH ACTIVITIES Amsterdam
1 Review Amsterdam has 5 temporary summer beaches: 1) Blijburg aan Zee This is a sandy beach on the new IJburg Island terrain. There is a beach café and a lifeguard. 2) Strand West This is a wide sandy beach...
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2nd Soccerteam Eindhoven
1 Review Eindhoven, the second soccerteam at Eindhoven, located next to our Indoorsport-Centrum in the south of Eindhoven, near the A2, exit 33. Colors of this team are blue and white, my dad was a fan of this...
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American Football Amsterdam
2 Reviews We were able to watch American Football (NFL) around midnight at the sports bar next to the Bulldog Coffeeshop in the Leidseplein area. Time zones require you to check starts but it was great after a...
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Cycling Amsterdam
3 Reviews A nice and relaxing sport in Amsterdam is bicycle watching. And bicycle watching in Vondel Park is even more relaxing as it's a great place to sit around in, have a picnic lunch, and watch a multitude...
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Wish I were a football fan. I would have so much fun. Missing it all now because I don't care. But how true is this? When my country earns a place in the quarter finals of the Euro Champs 2004, I wear orange and cheer like the best of them!
The famous Four Days March where anyone can join in. And does! Not only Dutch people but from all over the world. Individuals and groups.It's always on the national news how people cross the finish at the end and how they suffered blisters during this major sports event :-)Get ALL the info how to participate and what it is at the link below. Next event will be 15-18 July 2008
This is a north-south (or vice-versa) walking route in the eastern part of The Netherlands, nearly 500 kms long.Long distance walking is a very old tradition in Europe. But in our small country, this is about the longest route you can make (unless you walk in circles, of course!).Many of such routes are to do with very old commercial roads, or pelgrimages and such. These routes would exist for centuries.By lack of such a route in The Netherlands, there were 2 Dutch ladies who simply made one up! They walked and described the route between 1975-1981. So there will be a 30 year anniversary in 2011!The name Pieterpad is derived simply from the northern-most destination Pieterburen and the southern-most destination Pietersberg near Maastricht. Hence: Pieterpad. You need a map of the route. Now, it is a bit protected, you will have to google quite deeply to find it but here is a google map...
BICYCLE:Dutch Cycling AssociationANWB cycling sectionDutch Tourist Organisation cycle tipsfietspad.nlfietsen.123.nlfietsroute.orgBicycle routesVrienden op de fietsoppad.nl; outdoor activitiesDutch World Cyclist Organisation"Fietsroutesknooppuntennetwerk info" Dutch onlyCycling routes start pageCycling Route Planner (Province of Utrecht)MOUNTAIN BIKING:mtbroutes.nlhappy-mtb.nlHOLIDAYS:Trekkershutfietsvakantiewinkel.nlcycletours.nl or cycletours.combiketravel.nlFiets-FunGEAR:Bicycle gear A bicycle
WALKING:General linkswandelpad.nlwandelpad.comtoeractief.nltweevoeter.nlwandelnet.nlwandelzoekroutes per regioDutch tracksDutch search siteTRAILS:Dutch hiking siteWorldwide trailsCLIMBING:General linksDutch mountain walking siteMountain hut accommodationsNORDIC:General linksGEAR:outdooronline.nlbboutdoor.nlzwerfkei.nlNordic gearNordic gearWalking gear and surplus army gearHOLIDAYS:wandelwaaier.nlHimalaya walks (and more)European holidaysWalk in the AlpsAll kinds of walking holidaysDesert holidayWalking for your healthTYPICAL DUTCH:Talking Red arrows
This yearly marathon will next be held on Sunday 13 April 2008.The Rotterdam Marathon is known to be one where records are broken because the track is flat and fast.It's a huge event where many thousands come to look along the streets in Rotterdam.For the route see also the website.It's best to come by train this day. There can be traffic jams in and around Rotterdam on this day because of the marathon. Come and watch or participate! Details on the website.(picture from website)
A lot of water, a lot of lakes, the Oosterschelde, Ijsselmeer - so a lot of reasons to go for a sailing trip, one day/weekend or even a whole week. Most of the renting or training centers in the Netherlands are offering a complete equipment.Personal, extra clothing and food of course are not included
Fierljeppen is a traditional Dutch sport and it seems to be one of the most complex athletic sports. Why? I couldn't tell! Even pronouncing the word (it is Frisian) is rather hard for a local Dutchie. The Frisians have been doing this for a 1000 years, practically to be able to cross the streams between the grass fields.--A jump consists of short and intense sprint to the pole (polsstok), jumping and grabbing it, then climbing to the top while trying to control the pole's forward. Then you jump off at the other end of the water if you're lucky. If not, you get wet.--Tradionally, one jumps over a stretch of water to the other side. Which makes it even more spectacular to watch. In Zwaagwesteinde (Province Friesland) you can do this sport. After instruction and practising a bit, you go for a walk and fierljep across the streams. At the end of the day you can participate in a competition....
The Netherlands appear to be a small and overcrowded country, however there still is quite a lot of nature to explore!On my Netherlands page you will find descriptions and links to websites with information about long and short hikes in the Netherlands.Although these sites are mostly in Dutch, you can easily find information about marked walking routes, for which you only need to know the starting-point.
I arrived in the last week of February to do a race in Belgium (Het Volk Ronde), but was snowed in New York and missed the event. I trained for 2 weeks in Holland; everyday was hedious conditions...snow, very strong wind, sleet. It was excellent. I came back to the states with weight loss and banged on form, thinking nothing of our bad weather in the states compared to Holland. Boy was it fun. My tip to racers. Utrecht region is all flat lands, but windy. Brabrant is in the southern part of the country and hilly (Valkenburg). Special lanes are designated for fiets, but I felt uncomfortable riding 45-50 kmh with pedestrians and commuting cyclist there. Biking in Holland is second nature to most of the population. I noticed I was the only person in two weeks wearing a helmet. I noted some locals took it as geeky. Don't reduce yourself to a follow fashion monkey, wear your brain buckets in...
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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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...
A: chippenkaartenmarken ;-)
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