Mind the bike!

Posted by Bogdan on Apr 4, 2012 in All, Attractions, Bikes, Current students, Holidays, How to survive in Netherlands?!, Out of Groningen, Prospective students, Student life, Tips and tricks, Weekend activities | Comments Off

We all know that Netherlands is the most bike friendly country in the world.

So, how many of you know the real “power” of bikes in Netherlands?

I just discovered some important tips and tricks regarding biking in this beautiful country. I thought it would be a pity not to share this with all of you, so here we go.

Netherlands has an amazing infrastructure. And I am not talking only about highways and airports.

Since the spring in here a bike trip sounds like a good idea for escaping the rush of the city.

On this website: http://www.nederlandfietsland.nl/fietsrouteplanner you can plan your bike trip using the magic tool provided. You can actually travel across Netherlands using just bike paths.

http://www.bikemap.net is another website that provides bike routes that you can enjoy with your friends.

 

Here is a short movie about the bike paths and their use in Netherlands.

 

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Public buses, Stoptrein, Bikes

Posted by admin on Jun 17, 2009 in All, Bikes, Current students, Dirrections, How to survive in Netherlands?!, Out of Groningen, Student life, Tips and tricks | 0 comments

Getting around in Groningen is simple and new students don’ t have to worry about this “problem”. The city of Groningen is called the bike city of the Netherlands, because 57% of the journeys within the city are accomplished by bikes. In other words, the area of Groningen has a comfortable size, lots of students and therefore getting around in Groningen is easy on bikes.

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Bikes, Bikes, (e.g. where to find, prices)

Posted by admin on Jun 17, 2009 in All, Bikes, Prospective students | 0 comments

Groningen, the city of bikes! There are more bikes in the Netherlands than people. This is true especially here, as in some parts of the city center cars are forbidden and most places are reachable best by bike anyway. You will see, not only on the Grote Markt, but other places as well, that there is an accumulation of bikes.

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