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AJAX - Arena   Amsterdam

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Watersport 2: Sailing

by Pavlik_NL

Well, where ther's water and there's wind, there can be sailing. One on three Dutch families have a boat. One on five have a sailingboat varieting from a small 'til seagoing yaughts. Sailing is done by old and young and can be learned also in one of the few hundred sailingschools in The Netherlands. Especially Friesland's lakes and coastal places offer great possibilities to learn this watersport. And then have a holiday of a few weeks, seeing the little North-West European country the best way possible: from the water, while sailing a boat.

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Watersport 1: WIND-surfing

by Pavlik_NL

In a country that is so rich with water, watersports cannot be left aside. Canals, rivers and many lakes offer great opportunities for everything in connection with water. Windsurfing might be called a national sport as The netherlands are also quite (in)famous for it's steady winds (what would the windmills be without it). Along the North Sea coast, but especially on lakes like the ones around the New Lands of the Flevopolders, there are ideal locations to experience this great watersport. Many places along these lakes offer renting surfboards and sails. Bring your own surfboard and sail, or rent one locally.

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Sjoelen

by ATLC

I enjoy this game immensely. It's fun, a real family and friends game and can turn out to be a hard fought competition. In The Netherlands, the game Sjoelen came about probably in the 19th century. Thirty disks are aimed down a six foot table. You have to try to get them through four arches numbered 1 to 4 at the other end. However, you have to attempt to get an even number of disks through each arch because each set of disks in all four compartments scores much more. It's a family game! The most famous manufacturers of Sjoelbak boards are Homas and Schilte, both of whom mass-produce the game in continental Europe. Dutch toyshops will sell them.

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Klootschieten

by ATLC

This is a tradition sportsgame popular in the region of Twente.Two teams of 6 players each.The equipment is a wooden ball made of very dry wood with a center of lead and the size of approximately a tennisball.Every player throws the ball two or three times in turn and the team that has covered the longest distance this way, has won. A similar game played in north Germany is bosseln.See my Riepe page for a lot more pictures and info!http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/2bf0c/614b/

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Getting Fit

by angelis

I think I was the fittest I have ever been during my 9 month stay in Holland. Having no car we cycled everywhere; to work, to the pub, to friends. It wasn't even that hard going. Holland is just so flat. The biggest "hill" I ever came across was where the road rose up the side of the dijk and down into the holiday village that we first stayed in.Cycle paths abound in Holland. Sometimes they even take a more direct route than the roads by cutting across country. Car drivers are extremely respectful of the cyclist. I was told that this is due to heavy fines imposed on drivers that don't respect cyclists rights. Any driver involved in an accident with a cyclist is assumed to be in the wrong ( apparently).If you plan to take young kids cycling, Holland would be a good place to start. Dutch families go out in bike convoys. One time I saw a Dad with two older kids in front, one small child...

national sport

by Igraine

When the winter comes, the weather forecast mentions frost, all dutch getting nervy. Shall it or shall it not, with hawks eyes we watch the water. When will it be thick enough to skate on??? That´s the only question that keeps us busy. And when it is right loads of us, young and old, go skating on the canals in the polder. Drink hot choco at the "koek en zopie" and green peasoup. you skates of course and warm clothes.

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Skûtjesilen

by ATLC

The skûtsjes race captivates all of Friesland every year. Anyone who has any feel for sailing will follow the race between old freight ships.--Skûtsjesilen is synonymous for racing with old freight ships. These were flatboats that were built around 1900 to transport peat, manure and other freight from farm to farm. These flatboats had to sail in undeep canals. That’s why the boats were long and flat.During the race a skipper could earn a few cents more by taking out all the furniture from the boat. There would be races when freight transport was low and the farmers would have other things to do than arrange a freight for a skipper.--Pubowners with a commercial mind would organise these races during yearmarkets. The prizes would be given in the pubs and of course the winner would have to buy rounds. --Skûtsjesilen and the appearance of the motor even leads to the loss of many skûtsjes.But...

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Go SKÛSJESILEN

by carolineraat

A skutsje is a typical antique Frisian frightship, often very beautiful. You can make one- or more-day trips on the beautiful lakes of Friesland.I made several TRAVELOGUES with lots of photos of the ship and the environment on this type of sports, that you can see in my Friesland page.

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Pieterpad (hiking)

by ATLC

The Pieterpad is in total ca. 490 km. long and and is described in 27 day walks.It goes from Pieterburen (province Friesland in the north) to the St. Pietersberg (St. Peter's mountain) in Maastricht in the south.--The Pieterpad is so well known that many people think that it is centuries old. A pelgrimage route maybe or a commercial route. Not so. Between 1975 and 1981 two elderly ladies walked and described this path. Their names: Toos Goorhuis-Tjalsma en Bertje Jens. You need the two Pieterpad guides that can be bought at all Tourist Offices (VVV) along the route and in specialised (travel) bookstores.--Unfortunately the only information I can find on the net is in Dutch. The path is well described, so are the accomodation and sightseeing tips on the websites mentioned below.

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Cycling

by ATLC

Cycle paths are abundant in this country. Safe, broad, well marked and with their own traffic lights.As for race-cycling: we have some pretty famous Dutch cyclists! If one remembers Zoetemelk from the past or Van den Bogaard more recent and many many more! At larger train stations you can hire a bicycle. Or go to the tourist office and ask where they are rented out.It's a great way to explore the countryside and cheap and quick in larger cities.There are special cycling maps for Netherlands and Belgium. Ask at the tourist office or go to a bookstore.

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Questions and Answers

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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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A: chippenkaartenmarken ;-) 

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