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Leiden Slideshow
Top Hotels in Leiden
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Holiday Inn Leiden
193 reviews -
Golden Tulip Leiden
57 reviews -
Hotel Leiden
19 reviews -
Tulip Inn Leiden Centre
31 reviews
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Bastion Hotel Leiden/Voorschoten
12 reviews
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Hotel Nieuw Minerva Leiden
30 reviews
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Hotel Mayflower Leiden
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Marienpoel Hotel Leiden
25 reviews
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Hotel de Doelen Leiden
24 reviews
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Hotel-Restaurant De Beukenhof Leiden
18 reviews
Leiden
Travel Blogs from Leiden, Netherlands
Taking a break in Leiden
This is a top pick! ... outskirts, followed by loud smoke puffing factories. Much of the ride was spent a long side a 6 lane motorway - not exactly the Netherlands that one dreams of, but cities are the same all around the world and it can only be ...
Pics from today
Today we woke up and it was another beautiful day. Irina and I did a little shopping and a little sightseeing. Here are some pics! Sidenote: We definitely need bikes. You will read in every travel guide about the bikes ...
Leiden
Today is the day in between Belgium and Amsterdam, so we took off to the nearby college town of Leiden. School still hasn't started in Leiden, but the streets are packed with all kinds of people. The Dutch women are so tall. I'm still getting used to ...
Too much work, not enough fun!
Wow. I have certainly been sucking at updating this lately! Things here have been really crazy! I had 2 ridiculous term papers and a GIANT final exam that have been occupying my time, but have no fear, yesterday was officially the last day of ...
I'm On a Boat!
... by October 3 the city was flooded and the Spanish (not comfortable with the water) fled. October 3 is a HUGE celebration in Leiden, and I will definitely have pics and stories to share when we experience it. Incidentally, the Dutch King at the ...
Just About Finished!
... quiet. I'm really grateful to have the people here that I do, and we've managed to sneak in a little fun here and there :) Webster Leiden had its 25th Anniversary Party. It turned out to be really fun ... not that it is hard to have fun w/ loads of free ...
Mom's Birthday and visit with Elise in Leiden!
... played game of monopoly! The next day we went on our first real excursion: a trip to visit Trish's stepsister Elise! We traveled to Leiden, and had a great time with Elise! She knew tons about the city, and showed us some really cool places to ...
Oy Vey!
... mac&cheese soup, before I crash into bed. Now, for a few observations of this trip, country, and room...... 1) The Netherlands LOVES their windmills, wind-turbines, wind generators, you name it they have it. As evidence of this I provide a ...
Out of here.....
... my FB comments knows). But this is just a quick send off. I can't believe its been 8 weeks already, but I'm leaving Leiden today. Last night we had a fantastic night at my Law professor's house with him an his family. Yesterday I ...
Need a good Leiden (lie down)
We are now resident at Chris and Sander's. Their little flat is cute and the town is lovely too. We walked around the medieval centre of the town today and it is a typical university town. Very picturesque with canals etc. We headed off quite late ...
The Dutch take chocolate sprinkles on holiday
... active transportation, as in walking and bikes. Two side notes. I tried whiskey. I never again will I be drinking that. And Leiden is nearby a large flower producing areas so there's loads of flower shops and all the flowers are super cheap and so ...
Orientation, Pancakes, and more.
... bed at 12:45 to meet several ladies in my cohort at 1:30 for lunch and a discussion about our reading. We walked around Leiden until we found a lovely café off a park, were we had lunch and coffee, ended up not talking about the readings, but were ...
Leiden
I spend a fiew days in Leiden, where I have not ben able to get a job, I have no money left so I start using the money my parents had given me before the trip in case I needed any. I spend the 3 days siting around recovering from what had hapened, and of ...
The trip and day 1
Hello from Leiden, Netherlands! Minus a few (or a lot of) tears at the airport, my trip went pretty well! Both of my flights were more or less on time. My flight from St. Louis to Detroit seemed like it took all of 10 minutes, and no one sat next ...
messed up couple of days
... loose and we spend the next three days heading towards paris where nick and I part ways, he goes back home and I keep going towards Leiden near Amsterdams, in the hopes that I can work at the flying pig in exchange fo a bed and food. I only get there ...
Class, upcoming attractions, beer.....
... of this, it has been quieter the last few nights. Anyway, last Sunday night, after questioning the attrition rate of Webster Leiden Undergrads, we walked over to Asian Palace restaurant. The assumption on our part was “gee, college town, Asian ...
So long, farewell....
... in all of Utrecht (and trip over it) much to chris' amusement. Most of the other incidents have involved bicycles in the Netherlands - I keep stepping out in front of them or standing where they want to go (and they don't stop.) Sander had to yank me ...
Leiden Under Siege!
... to my room, took a VERY hot shower because I smelled like beer, cigarettes, pot (yes pot, it was everywhere, this is the Netherlands, I kept walking through clouds of smoke. yuck) and lord only knows what else and then tumbled into bed and slept for ...
Wet Play, Leiden.
... many Dutchmen. My old friend Rob was waiting for us, his Welsh dragon flag proudly displayed in the window, despite having lived in the Netherlands for the past 17 years. Rob is not only a good friend, but also a force of nature. He talks pretty much ...
The Tulip Fields
... commented "he was showing his sons what a real man is!" A perfect end to out tulip quest! After returning our bikes in Leiden we jumped on a train to Haarlem to find some food for dinner, on arriving in Haarlem we realised this was actually the place ...
bad night, good night
... to Central Station. But when we got to Central Station, we had to transfer buses and we got on the wrong bus! We toured Leiden on the bus until it put us back at Central station. Then we tried to walk home. Bad idea - it was super ...
Arrival In Leiden
... nbsp; Otherwise, I think the house was a great find. After we explored the house for a bit we went to walk through Leiden. The weather was beautiful. The town is absolutely georgous as well. Here are a few pics that I took that ...
In Leiden joining Laura
... the journey and after another slightly longer waiting its a man who approach me to offer the lift to the direction I was going which is Leiden. Finally, he drove me all the way to Laura's place in the middle of Leiden so I got directly at the door of the ...
Keys to the City of Heaven
... from Liverpool Street Station to Harwich International Port and from Hoek van Holland (Hook of Holland) to anywhere in the Netherlands on the trains (Leiden in my case). I very highly recommend the ferry. It costs the same as a flight (£50), ...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone... oh dear- here i finally am, 12 days away from my self imposed gap-year exile and i am beginning to feel the slight grip of terror on my hangover ridden psyche! the 13th of january cometh and i think mum is the only one more ...
Johann & Wolfgang
No, I am not about to tell you about two of music's most famous composers, but instead the two personages who live above Matt and Patricia. Johann is Matt and Patricia's landlord. He is a middle-aged Dutch man who teaches German at a local school. He ...