Leiden, Netherlands Travel Blogs

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Taking a break in Leiden
Apr 28, 2007 (14 photos)

... , 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 expected.  A nice ...

Pics from today
Aug 26, 2009 (9 photos)

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 here, ...

Too much work, not enough fun!
Oct 19, 2008

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!
Sep 9, 2009 (131 photos)

... 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 time, ...

Just About Finished!
Jul 6, 2009 (14 photos)

... . 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 booze! ...

Oy Vey!
Aug 19, 2009 (8 photos)

... 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.....
Oct 18, 2009 (23 photos)

... 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 sent ...

Need a good Leiden (lie down)
Jul 4, 2006

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 this ...

Orientation, Pancakes, and more.
Aug 22, 2009 (17 photos)

... of 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
Oct 30, 2006

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 ...

Welcome
Oct 9, 2008

Hi, this is our first entry, we wellcome you! See our full story at Carretera!

The trip and day 1
Aug 20, 2008 (6 photos)

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
Oct 27, 2006

... 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 late ...

Class, upcoming attractions, beer.....
Aug 30, 2009 (31 photos)

... 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....
Jul 7, 2006

... 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!
Oct 3, 2009 (95 photos)

... 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 about ...

Wet Play, Leiden.
Apr 8, 2009 (2 photos)

... 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 non- ...

Leiden - vertrek
May 25, 2007

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The Tulip Fields
Mar 11, 2007 (6 photos)

... 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
Aug 28, 2009 (29 photos)

... 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 ...

A Sad Weekend of Goodbyes :(
May 14, 2006 (4 photos)

This weekend, we said goodbye to all of our friends that we have made here. It felt a little weird since we won't actually be leaving for 3 more weeks, but because our schedule is so busy from here on out (friends and family for 2 weeks, trip to Italy ...

We Moved!
Aug 30, 2005 (5 photos)

... about the apartment, we want to first share a quick story about how we came to live here.... To rent a place in the Netherlands you have to go through an agency (which stinks because they cost a lot of money!). We decided to view apartments with two ...

Relaxing in Leiden
Oct 15, 2005

We were happy to hear today that Nate's parents made it safely back to the US. It was so great to see them and travel around with them. Now we are looking forward to RELAXING! We are not going ANYWHERE this weekend! Nate is getting excited to watch ...

Fall in Leiden
Oct 27, 2005 (5 photos)

Nate is officially done with his tests and ALMOST done with his big paper- YEAHH! Studying has literally consumed his life day and night this past week. He can't wait to be done! Andrea made a couple of day trips with her free time this week. She ...

Getting Ready for Christmas
Dec 23, 2005

Hi Everyone! We bring you good news- Nate officially passed all of his classes this semester and he has time off till Feburary! Andrea also has the next 3 weeks off from nannying, so hopefully our travel blog entries will be a little more exciting than ...

The LONGEST Christmas Ever!
Dec 25, 2005 (13 photos)

Merry Christmas! We are happy to report that the Rebman's arrived safe and sound this morning at 7:00 a.m. It was so nice to celebrate Christmas as a family. This Christmas will officially go down in history as "The LONGEST Christmas Ever!" Nate and ...

Contact Info
Sep 2, 2005

... interested in getting ahold of us, this is our new contact information: Nate and Andrea Green Boerhaavelaan 77 2334 EE Leiden The Netherlands Nate's Cell: 06 43598439 Andrea's Cell: 06 14299378 *You must first dial 011 31 to call from the US

Fleeing from the COPS- AGAIN!
Oct 28, 2005

So tonight on our way home from Rianne's, we were riding our bikes (as usual) when we saw a group of police officers standing on the corner of our street. We were really curious when we first saw them and eager to see what the commotion was. We slowed ...

Arrival In Leiden
Aug 24, 2009 (4 photos)

... 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 day ...