[Q] Information Needed !!

[Raman Ravi]

Fellas,

We'll (I and my fiance) be passing thru' Amsterdam (either July or August, this year) and on the way back intend to spend about 7-10 days in Holland. Can you guys give me any suggestions as to,

1. What are the places to visit ? I am more interested in spending my time in small places rather than big cities. But please include all information as to where all I can travel and what should I look for to enjoy the beauty/goodness of the country.

2. How is travel done in Holland ? (Am I right in calling the country Holland ?)
Public transportation ? Private ? Please bear with me, if I sound ignorant, for I am ignorant about the life and lifestyle in Holland.

3. What kind of weather can we expect ? What sort of clothing ?

4. Can we get along with just English ? In the cities, I think we can but in the countryside ?

5. What should I look out for ? (Both good and bad)

6. Last but least, Can I get the telephone number and the address of the Consulate/Embassy of The Netherlands in the U.S ?

I'd appreciate it very much if you could email me as much information as possible about anything and eveything, however minor might it sound to you. And also some of you might think that I'll be getting a response from somebody else, please send it yourself.

Thanks a lot,

Cheers,

- Raman

Ramanendra Ravi
Software QA Engineer ram...@tss.com
Teknekron Software Systems, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415)617-2277 (O)

[Van Thienen Erik]

Raman Ravi (ram...@tss.com) wrote:
: Fellas,

: We'll (I and my fiance) be passing thru' Amsterdam (either July or August, this year) and on the way back intend to spend about 7-10 days in Holland. Can you guys give me any suggestions as to,

[questions deleted]

My advice would be, buy a copy of _The American Express Pocket Guide
to Amsterdam_ . They are cheap, and very up to date, and quite
complete. I used a Dutch translation when I went to Amsterdam last
year, and I found it very helpfull.

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[Raman Ravi]

In article <2h13ku$o...@rc1.vub.ac.be>, evt...@vub.ac.be (Van Thienen Erik) writes:

|> My advice would be, buy a copy of _The American Express Pocket Guide
|> to Amsterdam_ . They are cheap, and very up to date, and quite
|> complete. I used a Dutch translation when I went to Amsterdam last
|> year, and I found it very helpfull.
|>
|> --
|> ================================================================
|> Erik Van Thienen evt...@vub.ac.be
|> B-3000 Leuven lev...@well.sf.ca.us
|> Belgium Tel. : ++-32-16-22.56.39
|> ================================================================
|> -My other .sig is written by Oscar Wilde-

Thanks a lot for all you guys for responding to my queries.

About this article, what Van Thienen Erik says is correct but I don't want to look at Netherlands thru' the eyes of a writer but thru the eyes of people living there to get the proper perspective.

Thanks a lot again,

[N.M. Wierda]

In article <CJHM4...@tss.com> ram...@tss.com (Raman Ravi) writes:
>From: ram...@tss.com (Raman Ravi)
>Subject: [Q] Information Needed !!
>Date: 11 Jan 94 22:50:59 GMT

>Fellas,
>
>We'll (I and my fiance) be passing thru' Amsterdam (either July or August, this year) and on the way back intend to spend about 7-10 days in Holland. Can you guys give me any suggestions as to,
>
>1. What are the places to visit ? I am more interested in spending my time in small places rather than big cities. But please include all information as to where all I can travel and what should I look for to enjoy the beauty/goodness of the country.
>

Then you really want to go to Groningen, in the North. You'd be one of the
10 people in the world who are able to say that they've been to Groningen.
Honestly, it's a small town with a very large student population and very
nice. not that there's an awful lot to see, but there's a very good
atmosphere. Besides, the beautiful province of Friesland is very nearby.

>2. How is travel done in Holland ? (Am I right in calling the country Holland ?)
>Public transportation ? Private ? Please bear with me, if I sound ignorant, for I am ignorant about the life and lifestyle in Holland.
>

I prefer to call my country The Netherlands, although that's difficult
sometimes as it's such a mouthful. When I say Holland I always feel as if I
exclude two-thirds of the country.

>3. What kind of weather can we expect ? What sort of clothing ?

July or August should be alright, but you'd better be prepared for
everything but frost.

>
>4. Can we get along with just English ? In the cities, I think we can but in the countryside ?
>

yes, you should be fine. if you happen to meet someone who doesn't speak
some English, then the next person will.
>
>I'd appreciate it very much if you could email me as much information as possible about anything and eveything, however minor might it sound to you. And also some of you might think that I'll be getting a response from somebody else, please send it your>elf.
>
>- Raman
Have fun
Nynke Wierda

[R.J.J. WOUTERS]

In Article <CJHM4...@tss.com> "ram...@tss.com (Raman Ravi)" says:
> Fellas,
>
> We'll (I and my fiance) be passing thru' Amsterdam (either July or August, this year) and on the way back intend to spend about 7-10 days in Holland. Can you guys give me any suggestions as to,
>
> 1. What are the places to visit ? I am more interested in spending my time in small places rather than big cities. But please include all information as to where all I can travel and what should I look for to enjoy the beauty/goodness of the country.

1. Amsterdam( of course): many museums,theaters,shopping centers, a royal plalace a large "red-light district"(de wallen) and a lot of drugs
2. Rotterdam: the biggest port in the world
3. The Hague: the residence of the Queen and the gouverment
4."De Keukenhof": a large garden-exhibition with a lot of tulips.
5. Tilburg: an awful town in the south, but I live there, you see

>
> 2. How is travel done in Holland ? (Am I right in calling the country Holland ?)
> Public transportation ? Private ? Please bear with me, if I sound ignorant, for I am ignorant about the life and lifestyle in Holland.

In every way you can think of: train, bus, car, plane but especially by bike: our national means of transportation, because it's a little country.

> 3. What kind of weather can we expect ? What sort of clothing ?

in the summer it can be quit nice, but be aware: it ussually rains(just like England). So be sure to take an umbrella with you a rain-clothing...

>
> 4. Can we get along with just English ? In the cities, I think we can but in the countryside ?

Sure, everyone speak that language overhere, even in the country-side(i.e.there hardly is a country-side..) !

>
> 5. What should I look out for ? (Both good and bad)

...

>
> 6. Last but least, Can I get the telephone number and the address of the Consulate/Embassy of The Netherlands in the U.S ?

I don't know that, but I presume there is a consulate in L.A. or San Francisco. The Embassy is in Washington.

>
> I'd appreciate it very much if you could email me as much information as possible about anything and eveything,
>

> Thanks a lot,
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Raman
>
> Ramanendra Ravi
> Software QA Engineer ram...@tss.com
> Teknekron Software Systems, Inc.
> Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415)617-2277 (O)
>

I hope you'll enjoy it !
Rogier Wouters
R.J.J....@kub.nl
Tilburg University,
The Netherlands

[R.J.J. WOUTERS]

In Article <CJHM4...@tss.com> "ram...@tss.com (Raman Ravi)" says:

> Fellas,
>
> We'll (I and my fiance) be passing thru' Amsterdam (either July or August, this year) and on the way back intend to spend about 7-10 days in Holland. Can you guys give me any suggestions as to,
>
> 1. What are the places to visit ? I am more interested in spending my time in small places rather than big cities. But please include all information as to where all I can travel and what should I look for to enjoy the beauty/goodness of the country.

1. Amsterdam( of course): many museums,theaters,shopping centers, a royal plalace a large "red-light district"(de wallen) and a lot of drugs
2. Rotterdam: the biggest port in the world
3. The Hague: the residence of the Queen and the gouverment
4."De Keukenhof": a large garden-exhibition with a lot of tulips.
5. Tilburg: an awful town in the south, but I live there, you see
>

> 2. How is travel done in Holland ? (Am I right in calling the country Holland ?)
> Public transportation ? Private ? Please bear with me, if I sound ignorant, for I am ignorant about the life and lifestyle in Holland.

In every way you can think of: train, bus, car, plane but especially by bike: our national means of transportation, because it's a little country.

> 3. What kind of weather can we expect ? What sort of clothing ?

in the summer it can be quit nice, but be aware: it ussually rains(just like England). So be sure to take an umbrella with you a rain-clothing...
>

> 4. Can we get along with just English ? In the cities, I think we can but in the countryside ?

Sure, everyone speak that language overhere, even in the country-side(i.e.there hardly is a country-side..) !
>

> 5. What should I look out for ? (Both good and bad)

...

>
> 6. Last but least, Can I get the telephone number and the address of the Consulate/Embassy of The Netherlands in the U.S ?

I don't know that, but I presume there is a consulate in L.A. or San Francisco. The Embassy is in Washington.
>

> I'd appreciate it very much if you could email me as much information as possible about anything and eveything,
>

> Thanks a lot,
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Raman
>
> Ramanendra Ravi
> Software QA Engineer ram...@tss.com
> Teknekron Software Systems, Inc.
> Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415)617-2277 (O)
>