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- 1.Southern Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Southern Netherlands (Dutch: Zuidelijke Nederlanden, Spanish: Países Bajos ... The Southern Netherlands passed to the Austrian Habsburgs after the War of the ...
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outhern_Netherlands
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- Austrian Netherlands (1713 – 95) Provinces located in the southern part of the Low Countries, roughly comprising modern Belgium and Luxembourg
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What is the best way, most My partner has a disability so
a car is essential. Any
accessibility advice also
appreciated.
My partner has a disability so
a car is essential. Any
accessibility advice also
appreciated.
13th June- i'm really
impressed by the generosity of
everyone who has responded.
amazing- thank you very much!
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Willeke has given you all the options so I won't repeat that, but can give you the personal experience of "by car"(I have two youngsters so it is sometimes tough as well) Basically ferry-wise, the Harwich<>Hoek of Holland crossing costs an arm and a leg and is a slow crossing now that they have done away with the fastcrafts (too expensive to run because of the fuel price). It is more expensive per mile/km to go by ferry than drive. So if you want the most economical route then look to Dover-Calais From Dover-Calais, you have the tunnel, but this is also much more expensive than the ferries even when you book well in advance. So look at the ferry crossings with Norfolk Lines and P&O. There is not much price difference between them (being direct competitors) and they run different "special deals" so one week the one is cheaper and the other week the next is cheaper. I have used both many times and the service & crossing is essentially the same. Accessibility is decent on board and you can get around with ease (I have taken the kid's buggy on board with us so they could sleep and had no problems) and there are always plenty of seats (at least all the times I have crossed which is usually late at night. It is tight getting out of the car to get up to the deck. A lift is available so the stairs are not an issue but the cars are parked too tightly for a wheelchair. However I imagine that they will have special parking for persons with disabilities, so it is worth enquiring in advance with them directly. So make the booking directly with them and not with a third party like www.directferries.co.uk or aferry.co.uk (etc). Here are the links for them directly http://www.norfolkline.com/fer ry/ http://www.poferries.com/touri st/ Of course Eurotunnel might be considerably easier still seeing as you remain in the car, but you have to weigh up the price differential to see which you prefer http://www.eurotunnel.co.uk/uk cP3Main/ukcPassengers/ Good luck EDIT - I was thinking of this after and realised I made a mistake. The companies which are cheaper are Norfolk Lines and Sea France. P&O is usually a bit more expensive, but you can always check for the time you want to go. Here is the link for Sea France as well http://www.seafrance.com/seafr ance/opencms/uk/en/passenger |
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What significance do the Three or four Eredivisie
football (soccer) clubs in
southern Netherlands, along
with their German neighbours
Borussia Dortmund, use the
colours yellow and black.
Plus, Pittsburgh, with its
"Pennsylvania Dutch" heritage,
has yellow and black teams
(Steelers, Penguins). What is
the origin of yellow and black
in this region?
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in the US it means "caution" |
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Is it legal or "acceptable" to I am going to be traveling to
the Netherlands in a couple of
days and my first stop is
going to by Amsterdam but I am
going to be staying most of
time in the southern part of
Netherlands. I was planning on
buying some cannabis and
taking it with me, is it cool
to do this or should I not
bother?
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Basically the cannabis laws are for the entire country and not just for Amsterdam, but some cities have their own city laws... Also, some of the large cities have "no-drugs zones". There's a few very religious towns where drugs are definitely "not done" but they are mostly in the Reformed north and not so much in the Catholic south of the country. The south has it's own particularity with French and German drug tourists and the so-called drug runners which are people that get these drug tourists to places where they buy drugs, sometimes violently. I strongly advice you to run like hell if anyone approaches you on the streets to buy drugs. You don't have to "stock up" on more than 5 grams in Amsterdam, there's coffeeshops in the south too. You are allowed to smoke cannabis anywhere in the country, except for where it's specifically not allowed by local law. When in doubt, just ask somebody, even a cop, and remember to never carry more than 5 grams on you because you can and will get into trouble with more than 5 grams. Follow the rule of not bothering anyone and they won't bother you. |
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