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From: Matej_B
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Date: 01/26/2011 04:29:41
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Hi people of Holland!

to explain my reason to create this new thread, I am going to stay in Groningen for next 6 months as a Erasmus student and I would like to ask you - BB Nederland community - for some advices and help :)
First of all, what transportation in Netherlands do you recommend? Train, buses, or just bike? :) And are there some price reduction/discount for students or just some ordinary discounts I can use?
And what about the way where to eat? Is better to eat at a restaurant/canteen or to cook for myself at student house? What specific stores do you recommend?
I can't remember another questions for now, so you have a possibility to come up with something I would need :) And I believe I will put some more questions later...I hope this is not so rude or disturbing.

Many thanks for your help!!!

Matej_B
(you can remember me from last Consolation Tournament Play-off ;)

P.S. If I am right, there is no such thing as Non-BB forum yet...

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Date: 01/26/2011 05:04:12
Talentinho
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Funny, I study there as well. If you have some questions on which places are good, just bb-mail me. Wouldn't mind giving you some pointers.

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Date: 01/26/2011 07:52:55
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my ex lives there but i know some nice places

For in Groningen take a bike (if it doesnt get stolen otherwise buy one at the station)
Inside Groningen busses areokay aswell, if you want further take a train (car is better) but be prepared to meet the GREAT DUTCH NS. which means trains are a dissaster

Stores enough over there, steakhous near three sisters is great, lots of nice pubs and if you can cook, just combine it ;-)

There was a non bb topic but no one writes there lol

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Date: 01/26/2011 10:26:14
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A few weeks ago it was decided that Non-BB topics would be allowed in the regular forums. So this is now BB as well as non-BB.

As Snow says: take the bike. If you're gonna stay here for 6 months you should just a cheap bike and a good extra lock (only 1 regular lock means it'll get stolen). As an Erasmus student you probably got housing arranged already and you can probably cook there, which helps you meet the other Erasmus students as well. In amsterdam each house with international students has a few dutch students that are in charge and arrange stuff that you can do. So they can probably help you as well if you have questions.

I personally don't know Groningen that well, but I guess some people here will have good tips for bars and food.

Enjoy your time in Holland.

Crunchy! If you eat fast enough
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172409.5 in reply to 172409.3
Date: 01/26/2011 11:57:32
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I would like to add that the railway in The Netherlands is regarded as the best of Europe, however we dutch think otherwise...

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Date: 01/26/2011 14:23:41
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Do we?? there always late or not running, leafes on the track, snow or now personel to run the train????

Best in Europe, how bad is abroad than?

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Date: 01/26/2011 14:50:23
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That's not correct, statistically about 90% of the train arrives at a station in time. A few years ago the lowest percentage was 82%. In the Netherlands we have sharper rules, we called a train which was more than 2 minutes late, too late. While in the most parts of Europe a train was late when a train was 5 minutes late.

For example England should be horrifying, since none of the material seems to be up to date.

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172409.8 in reply to 172409.7
Date: 01/26/2011 15:36:41
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than iam always in the wrong train...

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Date: 01/26/2011 15:43:24
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het klopt wel dat vertraging vaak op dezelfde trajecten plaats vind, dus dat is mogelijk. Vertraging tussen bijvoorbeeld Zwolle en Leeuwarden is daarentegen weer een zeldzaamheid

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Date: 01/27/2011 06:43:37
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Vertraging tussen Arnhem en Winterswijk is daarentegen geen zeldzaamheid. :)

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172409.11 in reply to 172409.6
Date: 01/27/2011 07:18:44
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You should come here (Bratislava) and try to take a train to Budapest or even Beograd :) 1-2 hours delays are common. But intrastate links are relatively OK (max 10 minutes late, not so often), but I guess delays are much more common than in NL :) And in Czech Republic, there is the same situation like in Slovakia - just for an illustration.