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travelling by local trains

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i wish to travel in june 2011 for about 7 days. i shall be in HAGUE
CAN I TRAVEL TO OTHER SMALL CITIES BY LOCAL TRAINS

I AM A DOCTOR AND INTERESTED IN OBSERVING A SENIOR CITIZEN HOSPITAL

CAN I STAY IN SOME HOSPITAL AS A OBSERVER

CAN I HAVE A DOCTOR FRIEND

I LOVE TALKING AND LOVE TO VISIT RURAL AREAS

SURE TO HEAR AND MEET YOU

DR.N.GEMAWAT

Hi,

I assume you mean The Hague (Den Haag) in the Netherlands?

Sure you can travel to other cities in the Netherlands easily by train; Den Haag has two main stations with direct connections to most major towns throughout the country. More details on Dutch Railways, [www.ns.nl].

I don't have any connections that can help you with a hospital observation, maybe you can contact a few hospitals directly: some big ones are HagaZiekenhuis (homepage in Dutch: [http://www.hagaziekenhuis.nl/], e-mail communicatie@hagaziekenhuis.nl) and Bronovo (homepage [http://www.bronovo.nl/Bronovo/en-GB/bronovo/]). I also suggest you contact nearby LUMC ([http://www.lumc.nl/home/?setlanguage=English&setcountry=en]) and Diaconessenhuis ([http://www.diaconessenhuis.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=5086] in Dutch, e-mail informatie@diaconessenhuis.nl), both located in Leiden, 15 minutes by train from The Hague.

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Hmmm, have to admit that it is a rather unusual post. Not sure if it's a troll - assuming most trolls try to "achieve" something with their post, and I don't see how this thread could cause a fierce debate. Assuming Dr Gemawat hit the Caps Lock by accident, that is.

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Doctor, what do you mean by senior citizen hospital? IMO you're not opting for a general hospital.

CAN I HAVE A DOCTOR FRIEND
There's a ds Gremdaat, I think he will fit the bill.

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Arizona: Mr Gremdaat is a minister in a church (ds = dominee). That's not quite the same as far as I know.

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There is no need to shout OP.

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#5: I know aribo (and as you know a theatre character) but this is my answer for a potential troll. Till it's (pretty) sure. I understand H.C's doubt.
But as said above it might be a genuine question.

BTW: senior citizen hospital is what we call 'verzorgingshuis, rusthuis'???

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Ah, you may be right arizona - must have misinterpreted (or not interpreted at all) the "senior citizen" part in the OP. Back to doctor: can you please confirm what sort of hospital are you looking for? Those links in #1 were for general hospitals, if you're particularly interested in medical care for the elderly, you should indeed be looking for a verzorgingstehuis+ or +rusthuis.

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