Useful Places
A lot of useful places about Holland and Leeuwarden here!
1. Bike (nl. fiets):
Maybe you already recognized one thing: People in Holland don’t walk, they go everywhere by bike. You hardly can live without one here!!!
So here are some addresses where you may find a good, cheap bike. (Prices for almost normal bikes will be from 50,- € on.)
• Nieuwe Buren 128
• Groot Schavernek 17
2. Supermarkets:
C1000:
• Piet Kramerplein 7
• Lieuwenburg 165
• Snekertrekweg (u’ll c it then)
Konmar:
• Harlingerstraatweg 34
• Van Loonstraat 112
Aldi:
• Bilgaardpassage
• Schrans 77
• Cambuurplein
Albert Heijn:
• Emmakade 168
• Prins Hendrik Straat 2/4
• Schrans 121/125
• Tijnjedyk 76
• Bilgaardpassage (next to it)
• Lieuwenburg 116
Lidl:
• Snekertrekweg (same building as the C1000)
• Cambuurplein
Some special food you may not find in any of these supermarket are probably in one of these shops.
Special Food:
• Fast food – McDonald’s – Wirdumerdijk 43
• For allergic people – Natuur Winkel – Bonifatiusplein 18
• Turkish food – Oostergrachtswal 11
When you are in hurry or you are just too lazy to cook. Why don’t you order a pizza?
Pizza-Service:
• New York – Schrans 133 (Tel.: 058-2803473)
• Original Pizza Company – Merelstraat 5 (Tel.: 058-2164440) (menu via internet → www.pizzacompany.nl / free quick delivering in Leeuwarden)
• Pizzeria Villacidro – Piet Krmaerplein 3 (Tel.: 058-2668114, 058-2666821)
→Mini Pizza 3,50 €
3. Sports:
After too much food you have to do some sports that you won’t get too … (you know). At the “Bouhof” (Location of the NHL – Rengerslaan/Dokkumer Trekweg) you can choose from various sports.
The sport pass for one year you can get for 70,- € (sport classes) or 110,-€ (including gym)
There is also a half year sport pass available.
To apply visit www.leeuwardenstudiestad.nl and fill in the application form as long as you don’t have a student’s number, just leave that out). One or two days later you can get it at the Bouhof – make sure you have a photo of you to put it into the sport pass.
4. Every-day-life:
Blokker: (cups, plates, forks, spoons, and lots, lots more)
• Schrans 84
• Wirdumerdijk 9/11
• Tijnjedyk 76
Trekpleister: (bodylotion, toothpaste, make-up, perfume, …)
• Schrans 83
• Nieuwestad 80 and 162/164
• Voorstreek 61
Xenos: (almost everything)
• Ruiterskwartier 135
If you are interested have a look in one of these shops.
• Second hand shop – Estafette Kringloopbedrijf – Zwettestraat 9 – 15, 8912 AH Leeuwarden http://www.estafettekringloop.nl/
• Theater shop (rent/buy costumes, make up, …) – Harlekino – Voorstreek 83
5. Cinemas:
In the Netherlands the movies are in the original language with Dutch subtitle. So if you want to improve your languages – go to the cinema. But don’t wonder – they have breaks in between every film.
• Tivoli – Nieuwestad 85
• Cinema – Nieuwestad 38/42
• Filmhuis – Ruiterskwartier 6
6. Freetime-activity:
Some days a week the discos are closed. If you want to do something instead of studying you can have a lot of fun in one of the next mentioned locations.
• Big Ben (Pool + Dart) – Weerd 9
• Bowling – Kalverdijkje 76/A (14 lanes)
• Sauna – Grote Kerkstraat 53 (with students pass 1 time for free)
• Lasergame (Kart) – Celsiusweg 28/30
• Swimming hall – Blauwe Golf
7. Train:
A normal student has sometimes different things to do than going to lessons. We call it educational journeys. To travel a bit more cheaply in the Netherlands you can buy a special discount ticket.
• Voordeel Urenkaart → 55,- € for 1 year (40% discount in the week from 9 o’clock on and in the weekend) available at the train station
8. Bank:
If you want to work here you need a Dutch bank account to get the money. Here some banks where you don’t have to pay extra money.
• ABN AMRO – Prins Hendrik Straat corner Wilhelmskade
• Postbank – Tesselschadestraat 1
9. Post:
The experience you get here in a foreign country will be interesting enough to write a lot to keep your friends and family informed. If you maybe don’t want to do that via internet – write a letter or post card.
• Post office – Oldehoofsterkerkhof 4
10. Computer:
Normally students keep contact with their family and friends at home (and also here in the Netherlands) via internet. If you want to buy something for your computer or you have problems with it – try at one of the following location.
• Update Computers (Voorstreek 42)
11. Hair dresser
• K&K Kappers – Sint Jacobsstraat 17 – 058 299 89 33 (you have to make an appointment first) Get discount with your ESN card!
• Salon Postma Kappers – Weerd 20 (opposite of Big Ben) 058-212 82 76 (you have to make an appointment first)
12. Mail addresses:
Last but not least: some homepages that may inform or help you a bit (hope you don’t mind that they are in Dutch).
• www.esn-leeuwarden.com (parties, activities, and more)
• www.tvgids.nl (TV programme)
• www.leeuwardenstudiestad.nl (sport pass)
• www.pizzacompany.nl (menu of pizza service)