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| | There are few cities in the world which can rival Amsterdam's beauty: its inner ring-shaped streets are lined with stunningly preserved 18th century mansions and paved in brick and smooth cobblestone. Bells ring on over 600,000 bicycles, which are ridden with death-defying skill by Amsterdammers of all ages, often with a second passenger seated side-saddle on the back. Petals shimmer on the... |  |
| For Amsterdam-weary travelers, Utrecht can be an interesting stop: still full of young people, canals, "coffee shops," museums, churches, and great eats, but without the hordes of foreigners and sex shops so characteristic of Amsterdam. This centrally located, well-connected Dutch town boasts the Netherlands' tallest church tower (known as the Dom Tower, built in the fourteenth century and... |  |
| Austerlitz is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Zeist, and lies about 6 km east of Zeist. In 2001, the town of Austerlitz had 1254 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.23 km², and contained 481 residences.[1] Including both the village itself and the surrounding area, the neighbourhood of Austerlitz has about 1580 inhabitants. |
| Leiden is a classically Dutch town, crisscrossed by tiny canals and cobbled paths, squished-together buildings and rows upon rows of bicycles. Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands, was founded in 1575 and therefore has a ton of Old-World grandeur, with impressive libraries, ancient and imposing buildings (one of which was once a 13th century fortress), and a prestigious... |  |
| Though the city was razed on May 14, 1940, by German bombing, it is now the largest port in the world. Amongst a lot of super-modern, and possibly experimental, architecture, find two great museums -- the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Netherlands Architecture Institute. Rotterdam is only 20 minutes away from Amsterdam by train. |  |
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