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  1. Cecilia avatar

    Re: Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?

    by Cecilia 28 May 2012

    Rotterdam can definitely not be considered 'pretty'. Cool, rough, modern, interesting, multi-facetted, artsy, industrial, worldly, bustling,…

  2. pizwat avatar

    RE: Trains to and from Paris

    by pizwat 28 May 2012

    The Thalys stops at Rotterdam but not The Hague. You can change there for the roughly 20 minute trip. You should be able to book what…

  3. eti avatar

    RE: Charlotte's Web

    by eti 26 May 2012

    That book is completely unknown in Holland as far as I can tell. Now it is true that when it comes to films, TV and pop music all we…

  4. Aribo avatar

    RE: Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?

    by Aribo 25 May 2012

    Personally I don't consider Amsterdam the nicest town in the Netherlands, but that's just for the record. Rotterdam has a lot going for…

  5. 1alessandro avatar

    Nicest town in Holand after Amsterdam?

    by 1alessandro 25 May 2012

    Hello, I was wondering which city/town is the nicest /pretiest after Amsterdam? Someone told me its a place called Delft, but i was…

  6. mike9 avatar

    RE: Travel ideas from UK to Europe

    by mike9 24 May 2012

    You don't need to go far to see interesting architecture. Amiens is barely an hour from the tunnel terminal, Aachen's cathedral which…

  7. musicdiver avatar

    Trip Report/Follow Up (Benelux & Paris for 3 weeks)

    by musicdiver 21 May 2012

    Hello all, I'd been hesitant to post something like this given that I'd seen others chastised for posting about their travels as 'no…

  8. gawkabout avatar

    RE: 2 Months Photographing Small Town Italy

    by gawkabout 14 May 2012

    IMHO cars etc. separate us from the learning we could do. Mingling. Mostly listening. Ask questions and hear 'em out. *see profile One…

  9. banksynirish avatar

    RE: Eurorail train pass

    by banksynirish 12 May 2012

    Thanks for the quick reply. I know we won't be doing night only trips; we plan to travel, for example, between Antwerp and Rotterdam…

  10. banksynirish avatar

    Eurorail train pass

    by banksynirish 12 May 2012

    Hi, We plan on doing a trip around Europe in July, staying for a couple of days in each city. We hope to get from place to place using…

  11. qablo avatar

    RE: Netherlands or Netherlands+Belgium in 1 week?

    by qablo 12 May 2012

    Hello In what are you interested in? Museums, art, cities, nature... ? To me in 1 week you have quite a lot of choices in Netherlands.…

  12. gawkabout avatar

    RE: Ent restaurant in Rotterdam?

    by gawkabout 12 May 2012

    No. But its straight down the street, that runs into the back entrance of the train station. Go up the stars, in the entrance. Enjoy.…

  13. xenoglaux avatar

    Half a day in Amsterdam?

    by xenoglaux 12 May 2012

    Hi all! I will be attending a conference in Rotterdam at the end of this month, but I will be spending a half a day in Amsterdam (an…

  14. 1alessandro avatar

    RE: Ent restaurant in Rotterdam?

    by 1alessandro 12 May 2012

    Thanks, do you have the address?

  15. gawkabout avatar

    RE: Ent restaurant in Rotterdam?

    by gawkabout 12 May 2012

    Yes. I loved it! Ask the waiter if that thing on the wall is an old rifle. In two meals with him, it was a semester. A good guy too.…

  16. 1alessandro avatar

    Ent restaurant in Rotterdam?

    by 1alessandro 11 May 2012

    Hi, I was reccomended "Ent" as a good Dutch restaurant in Rotterdam. Has anyone been there, eaten there? Thanks!

  17. iloverocknroll1984 avatar

    Re: Living in Hague

    by iloverocknroll1984 10 May 2012

    Hi, I am a Dutch girl and living in The Hague for over a year now. There are some tourists, but not the kind you would see in Amsterdam.…

  18. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: UK to Copenhagen

    by Mrs_Trellis 08 May 2012

    Just got an email from DFDS so I looked at a crossing out 2/7 back 20/7 (or thereabouts) - with an outside 2 berth cabin this came to…

  19. flyskylark avatar

    RE: Spain to Italy to France to... Train/Fly Help?

    by flyskylark 01 May 2012

    Thanks for the advice everyone! I will definitely look into flying from Venice to Paris or taking an overnight train instead of one during…

  20. hilron avatar

    RE: London-Netherlands Hi Speed

    by hilron 01 May 2012

    According to the info on the HiSpeed site, Yes your ticket from to London is valid to every station in Holland except when you travel…

  21. vicks07 avatar

    London-Netherlands Hi Speed

    by vicks07 29 April 2012

    I'm heading to the Netherlands for a few days next month. I'm going from London to Rotterdam and will be returning to London from Amsterdam.…

  22. hilron avatar

    RE: Up the Rhine

    by hilron 29 April 2012

    The river Rhine is passing Rotterdam. In Rotterdam you can find an extended harbour tour. See http://spido.nl/ As a tourist you may visit…

  23. RayCCroc avatar

    RE: Illegals

    by RayCCroc 20 April 2012

    You were paying them +one pound an hour+ ...? Wow, you must be loaded! Most of the trawler and standby boat crews out of NE Scotland…

  24. eti avatar

    RE: Road rail

    by eti 16 April 2012

    The tram networks that exist now are mainly urban networks - the The Hague network branches out into a neighboring city, though, but i'm…

  25. abalada avatar

    RE: Cheap flights from Amsterdam to Vienna - and back & Austrian visa fees

    by abalada 14 April 2012

    [Looks|http://www.whichbudget.com/routes/AMSVIE/cheap-flights-from-amsterdam-to-vienna.html] like only KLM and Austrian fly this route.…

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