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Amsterdam accomodations getting thin... I'm getting paranoid!
I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead...
Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations at Centraal Station.... Is this feasible any more or am I being misled by 'ancient' 60's lore? I intentionally booked arrival for after Queen's Day (5/3) to avoid the 'orange crush'; but look like I stumbled on some Thu/Fri holiday that has the town virtually booked out in my price range (hostel @$30per). Should I try and snap something up now online or might I still do well after arrival? Staying 5/3-7, Wed through Sat night, then on to Brugges Sunday where I'm already set up. Tim K |
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Timothy Kroesen [on Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:27:06 GMT] wrote:
[...] the town virtually booked out in my price range (hostel @$30per). Should I try and snap something up now online or might I still do well after arrival? I suggest you start making phone calls right now. Of course, you *could* challenge your luck and see if you find an open spot due to somebody not showing up, but be aware that you might end up sleeping in the dirt under a bridge. -- Low Countries By Bike - http://lowcountriesbybike.info Riding on two wheels in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany |
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Timothy Kroesen wrote:
I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead... Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations at Centraal Station.... Is this feasible any more or am I being misled by 'ancient' 60's lore? I intentionally booked arrival for after Queen's Day (5/3) to avoid the 'orange crush'; but look like I stumbled on some Thu/Fri holiday that has the town virtually booked out in my price range (hostel @$30per). Should I try and snap something up now online or might I still do well after arrival? Staying 5/3-7, Wed through Sat night, then on to Brugges Sunday where I'm already set up. Tim K A lot of people in Holland have next week off. Today is Queen's Day, Wednesday is WWII memorial day (with lots of officials attending the ceremony in Amsterdam), Thursday is Liberation Day / Ascension (?), Friday is a mandatory vacation day for most people. Most offices etc. are closed. The weather is pretty good too. Tomorrow it's going to be 26 celcius. Beach day I bet a lot of locals booked a week / weekend in Amsterdam. Saw lots of Germans too. Yorick. |
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Robert Clark [on Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:46:34 +0200] wrote:
Thursday is Ascension Day across most of (Catholic) Europe, but celebrated annually as Liberation Day in the (Protestant) Netherlands, these are pretty well-known annual major holidays. Are you Absolutely Sure about that? -- Low Countries By Bike - http://lowcountriesbybike.info Riding on two wheels in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany |
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Yorick wrote:
Timothy Kroesen wrote: I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead... Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations at Centraal Station.... Is this feasible any more or am I being misled by 'ancient' 60's lore? I intentionally booked arrival for after Queen's Day (5/3) to avoid the 'orange crush'; but look like I stumbled on some Thu/Fri holiday that has the town virtually booked out in my price range (hostel @$30per). Should I try and snap something up now online or might I still do well after arrival? Staying 5/3-7, Wed through Sat night, then on to Brugges Sunday where I'm already set up. Tim K A lot of people in Holland have next week off. Today is Queen's Day, Wednesday is WWII memorial day (with lots of officials attending the ceremony in Amsterdam), Thursday is Liberation Day / Ascension (?), Friday is a mandatory vacation day for most people. Most offices etc. are closed. The weather is pretty good too. Tomorrow it's going to be 26 celcius. Beach day I bet a lot of locals booked a week / weekend in Amsterdam. Saw lots of Germans too. Yorick. On top of it being the normal WW2 Liberation celebrations, this is the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation, so, like the Normandy celebrations in France earlier this year, it is a VERY BIG THING in the Netherlands. Progressively throughout these 2 weeks there are parades and ceremonies in various towns marking the dates of their liberation by the Canadian Army, culminating in the major Liberation Day ceremony. There are Canadian Army veterans, VIP government delegations, and normal people out to honour the Canadians and the Liberation ... so no surprise that accomodations will be in very short supply. Thursday is Ascension Day across most of (Catholic) Europe, but celebrated annually as Liberation Day in the (Protestant) Netherlands, these are pretty well-known annual major holidays. It's a bit like going to New York on 4 July, and being surprised that the locals are celebrating some quaint holiday. In any case, as you leave the Amsterdam train station, walk directly across the road to the Visitor/Tourist centre (it might be open, not sure) as they have listings for hotels, hostels, B&Bs, private rooms, etc., on offer. RGC |
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"nitram" wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:27:06 GMT, "Timothy Kroesen" wrote: I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead... Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations at Centraal Station.... Is this feasible any more or am I being misled by 'ancient' 60's lore? I intentionally booked arrival for after Queen's Day (5/3) Queen's day is today. 30 April. Liberation Day is 5 May. But will us brits get liberated that day ? |
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote:
"nitram" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:27:06 GMT, "Timothy Kroesen" wrote: I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead... Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations weat Centraal Station.... Is this feasible any more or am I being misled by 'ancient' 60's lore? I intentionally booked arrival for after Queen's Day (5/3) Queen's day is today. 30 April. Liberation Day is 5 May. But will us brits get liberated that day ? Trying to get a day off from work are we ? Nice try I say... Kristian |
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....or in Haarlem...g
Tim K "Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote in message ... Timothy Kroesen [on Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:27:06 GMT] wrote: [...] the town virtually booked out in my price range (hostel @$30per). Should I try and snap something up now online or might I still do well after arrival? I suggest you start making phone calls right now. Of course, you *could* challenge your luck and see if you find an open spot due to somebody not showing up, but be aware that you might end up sleeping in the dirt under a bridge. -- Low Countries By Bike - http://lowcountriesbybike.info Riding on two wheels in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany |
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