T66
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 06:46 PM |
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Holland -Where to go ?
Wife has 2 week business trip in Delft, Holland coming up , I will be joining her the second week for a wander about.
Ive heard Leiden & Haarlem are worth a look, I will have about 3 - 4 days on my own so would like to sight see , and maybe take in a few museaums
etc.
Car/Aircraft type stuff - Bloke stuff
PS No Im not doing the redlight in Rotterdam lol
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Benzine
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 06:57 PM |
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Not sure but bring me back some sprinkles!
[Edited on 23/1/10 by Benzine]
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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t.j.
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 06:57 PM |
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Delft is also nice, I went there and we hired someone who showed us the niced places.
http://www.delft.nl/webEN/content.jsp?objectid=33500
BTW: the famous redlight district is in A'dam (Wallen) 
[Edited on 23/1/10 by t.j.]
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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t.j.
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Not sure but bring me back some sprinkles!
[Edited on 23/1/10 by Benzine]
You Still don't have it there?
eat your hart out 
http://www.venz.nl/ click on the "venz producten"
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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T66
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:10 PM |
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The sprinkles look like they are suitable for slimmers ?
The Delft link is excellent, bicycle hire is a definite.
What about military museums , Arnhem is not too far away worth a look ?
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rickys2000
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:20 PM |
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Couple of other places worth a visit....
Den Helder in the North Dutch Naval town... also locally are some pretty good tulip fields (April onwards) and the islemer (not sure of spelling but
you cant miss it) lake - and in the south Maastricht
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Benzine
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
You Still don't have it there?
nah, the only sprinkles we get are for cake decorating and they are really bad. I lived with a dutch student at uni, his dad used to send him parcels
of sprinkles every few months XD They are really good though, I want some.
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Humbug
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:28 PM |
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Amsterdam is worth a visit for the old buildings, canal boat trip etc. Also the Anne Frank Museum and the Rembrandt Museum.
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T66
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:35 PM |
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We did Amsterdam a few years ago, loved the place but I would prefer to see a bit more of Holland.
I will go out on the Friday afternoon, have the weekend with the Mrs, then Monday to Thursday is mine as she will be at work till 6pm each day.
Home the following Friday
I think bike hire will be a winner.
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Benzine
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:41 PM |
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How come you want to stick to north & south holland? Don't you want to see any other regions of the Netherlands?
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Mave
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 07:48 PM |
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There's a military museum in Delft, but I have never been there, so can't say if it's worth it. Aviodrome aircraft museum in
Lelystad is nice though, also gives you the chance to visit Donkervoort factory in Lelystad (ideally you should have a car available though).
Furthermore there's a military aircraft museum in Soesterberg.
Delft itself is also well worth a visit though. Nice old city with canals, the centre is small enough to discover everything on foot. For the center
you definately won't need a bike. Go and eat applepie at Kobus Kuch (Beestenmarkt). You'll love it.
If you like old cities, don't go to Rotterdam (WWII wrecked the centre) but go to Dordrecht (oldest city of Holland).
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t.j.
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 08:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rickys2000
Couple of other places worth a visit....
Den Helder in the North Dutch Naval town... also locally are some pretty good tulip fields (April onwards) and the islemer (not sure of spelling but
you cant miss it) lake - and in the south Maastricht
ijsselmeer... http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJsselmeer
If you can hire a car... I would take Delft,
1. visit the beach Noordwijk
2. Drive to Lelystad, take "aviodrome": http://www.aviodrome.nl/english/
and: http://www.bataviawerf.nl/startpage.html
and stay at "de Lange Jammer" to taste the battle against the water, visit the harbour and eat at the waterside.
http://www.delangejammer.nl/en/links.htm
3. drive over the "Houtribdijk": http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houtribdijk
and the "afsluitdijk": http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afsluitdijk
4. If you like nature drive to the "Veluwe" and take the autoroute:
http://www.vvvotterlo.nl/index.php?mod=show_detail&nawid=41365&titel_text=%20Zuid-Veluwe%20route
5. Maastricht is nice. "Vrijthof", "sint-pietersberg" and "mergelgrotten"
http://www.vvv-maastricht.eu/home.html
6. Utrecht is also nice
http://www.utrecht.nl/smartsite.dws?id=13353
7. Zeeland in the lower left is a visit worth.
http://www.zeeland.nl/index?lng=en
http://www.vvvzeeland.nl/en/
and the deltawerken: http://www.deltawerken.com/English/10.html?setlanguage=en
It is all up to taste...
you can ask for info here: http://www.vvv.nl/pagina/home/default.aspx
Enough?
[Edited on 23/1/10 by t.j.]
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 09:54 PM |
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drive to the ring ?
about 4 hrs away .
micheal schumacher karting about 1h 45 mins from antwerp
were working in leuven next week !!!
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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ianclark1275
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 10:56 PM |
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zandvoort has a great beach - and if lucky DTM's racing also.
try a visit to a suspension factory - they are all based there! - i did AST near valkenswaard.
and cycle everywhere.
measure twice, cut once, scrap it, start again.
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T66
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 11:40 PM |
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Brilliant - Exactly what I was after.
Not hiring a car, prefer solo train travel.
I appreciate the replies thanks
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t.j.
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| posted on 24/1/10 at 08:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by T66
Brilliant - Exactly what I was after.
Not hiring a car, prefer solo train travel.
I appreciate the replies thanks
By train: http://www.ns.nl/cs/Satellite/travellers
http://www.eropuit.nl/ To bad; not in English....
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 24/1/10 at 11:09 AM |
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MASTERPIECE OF ENGINEERING!
Got to the Measlantkering, a masterpiece of engineering.
english website: http://www.keringhuis.nl/
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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irvined
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| posted on 24/1/10 at 12:29 PM |
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2nd the Aviodome, worth a visit and relatively easy to get to by public transport.
Utrecht is worth a trip and is easy to get to as its a main transport hub. Let me know if you fancy a beer if your in town.
If your by car a trip to one of the islands or over the aflsuitdijkes is worth it if you have a slightly geeky interest in water management.
Its the wrong time of year for cycling around the national parks, but could be worth a drive. Laage Vuursche is a nice stop off for pancakes.
Medical science museum in leiden (and the city itself) is worth a look. Could try to blag yourself a factory visit to spyker or donkervoort
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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T66
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| posted on 24/1/10 at 03:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by irvined
2nd the Aviodome, worth a visit and relatively easy to get to by public transport.
Utrecht is worth a trip and is easy to get to as its a main transport hub. Let me know if you fancy a beer if your in town.
If your by car a trip to one of the islands or over the aflsuitdijkes is worth it if you have a slightly geeky interest in water management.
Its the wrong time of year for cycling around the national parks, but could be worth a drive. Laage Vuursche is a nice stop off for pancakes.
Medical science museum in leiden (and the city itself) is worth a look. Could try to blag yourself a factory visit to spyker or donkervoort
I still have to finalise when Im going and how much time I will have on the ground on my own.
The laptop is coming with me , so if I head for Utrecht I will drop you a line.
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