Rotterdam Travel Forum

hello,

I have been living in R'dam and i was in love with a kind of bags. They are like canvas for the rain, oldfashoned, like used, and about 139 euros. I want to buy one by internet, but i can not remenber the bran... I know you can find them in "go on" shop, in oude binnenwerg, R´dam.

Some one knows the brand I mean or where to buy them???

Thanks very much.

How to reach rotterdam by flight or by train ? which is convenient?

I'm coming all the way from hot Israel to visit a friend in Rotterdam (for the first time in my life) and i'm clueless as to what cloths should i pack? 18 degrees can mean allot of things..
Is it short T shirts? Long sleeves? Light tops? Heavy Coat?

Thanks

Are the STAYOK hostels really the cheapest that there is to offer? I know there are lots of places which do not probably have a website and its a case of something across them accidentally, but I don't think 25 euros per bed in a dorm is particularly cheap?

If anyone knows of any others please let me know. My boyfriend will be there as of Mon next week.

Thankyou VTers!!!

We are due to arrive in Rotterdam on a cruise ship in September. Is there are rail or bas service to Amsterdam? If so do you know where I might find a time table?

HI all. Got back to India after a month in Rotterdam with a two-day break in Istanbul. The people in Rotterdam are really friendly and I felt really welcome and comfortable. (Give or take a coulpe of people who are either suspicious of foreigners or just didnt like my face) I wish to thank VT member ATCL for showing me around the city and for her guidance on places to visit in Antwerp.
Maybe it's my big Kashmiri nose or the Turkish suntan or my mustache but I was mistaken for a turk by everyone in Istanbul!
The book I went to work on in Rotterdam is progressing well. I intend to put in a page or two about Rotterdam and I would like to know if any of you would like to help me with information on Holland in general and Rotterdam in particular. Although I have a lot of travel brochures from the VVV it still helps to have local people to confirm the information. Please reply to this and I will e-mail parts of the manuscript
Surjit

Hi
I am in Rotterdam for about 2 weeks.I believe there is an International Poetry Festival held here every June. I would like to know where it is held and how I can participate in it? I write in English and in Urdu so can one submit poems in both languages?

Can anyone help ? We are looking to hire a football pitch either grass or artificial for the 14th July.

Does anyone know where we can hire one for a couple of hours ?

Hi,

I shall be travelling to Rotterdam for a period of about 2 months.
could someone please help me with calling rates at rotterdam.
My calls would be mostly be to India. So, please let me know what are the normal calling rates

Hi
I will be arriving in Rotterdam at the end of August 2007 on a cruise ship for the day with my fiance. I have already been to Amsterdam several times, so will give that a miss this time, and wondered if anyone could recommend things to do and see in Rotterdam.

Hello Rotterdam,
I'm going to be there from 5th to 30th June and would like to meet as many local members as I can. I dont have my roaming cell no yet but if you give me your contact details I will contact you.
Regards
Surjit

Im looking to spend a weekend in Rotterdam but can only get a flight to Amsterdam, I was looking to catch a train from Amsterdam to Rotterdam but dont know where to purchase tickets. Is there any websites I could check out for these?
Thanks Phil

Im thinking about taking a placement in Rotterdam and my University has an exchange link with the Rotterdam business school (Hogeschool), is this a good uni and also is it the same as the EUR I have been reading some comments about?
Thanx Phil

HI
There's a relative of mine Mr.Dharam Gulrajani in Rotterdam whose
phone number was 4866533. This number has changed. Could someone please
help me locate him
Surjit

HI!
I believe the bus journey from Amsterdam to Frankfurt is very nice. Is it true? How long does it take and what are the timings and fares etc. Where can I get this information?
Surjit

I want to live in Roterdam for the Month of June 2007 to work on the biography of a musician who teaches at the conservatory. I am looking for a family (preferably Indian)who can give me a place to live in. In exchange I can give flute lessons as I am a classically trained bamboo flute player or I can offer a room and meals at Kolkata India for a similar period of 1 month.

If no such place can be worked out what are the PG accommodations available near the conservatory for the month of June ?

Surjit

Hi -
I will be traveling to Rotterdam by plane on Monday, April 2nd. My flight arrives at 17:45. I need to travel to Hotel New York to drop off my bags, then on to Ketelaarsstraat 9c (near Leuvehaven) by 19:00.

Can someone tell me a) if it's possible to do this in that amount of time and b) what is the best way to get from the airport to Hotel New York (in the most timely fashion) - I'm assuming I can take the watertaxi from Hotel New York to Ketelaarsstraat.

I appreciate your replies (I start traveling tomorrow, so the sooner the better!)

Hi,

My friend and I, both females are arriving Rotterdam airport after 2200 hours on a Sunday night.
I heard there is a shuttle bus which can bring us to the Central Station .
Does anyone know what time is the last tram from Central Station to the city hostels.We are still looking for hostel to stay.

Thks!
Coldbreath

Hi everybody!

I'll be in Rotterdam in May for the whole month!What to visit?Where to have some fun??What about Savoy Hotel?
Thank you!
Have a great day!!

Hello there!
Im going to Rotterdam to celebrate New Year's Eve with my Gf, we're gonna be staying at the Hilton and we don't really know what to do and where is the best place to be at midnight...can anybody give us some direction at all?
Thanks very much in advance!
Take care
Frank

Hi,everybody

I am going to travel to karkow on 4/12....and i need your help~~~~

I would like to know if there is any bus from karkow to wien (Austria) on 4 or 5/12???? what's the price??? do i need to book in advance??? and also are there any website of that bus company in english???

Thanks so much for your information~~~~~~~~~~~~~:)Zoe

I am a architecture student from Hong Kong, China
I m now working a housing case study of the Stadstuinen
The project by KCAP is very interesting to me with the
differnt protruding facades
Unfortunately, i could only obtain very little picture and information
of the buildings there and the landscape.
I would be very grateful if u are around there or have pictures
of the buildings..
THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!

Big hello,

What are your recommendations for one full day in Rotterdam? Could you recommend me the route from Central Station, how to organise my day. I will be there from early in the morning to late in the evening.
If someone have a time to show me the city and to make VT meeting, I would appreciate it. I am now in Den Haag.
Thanks.

Hey there I'm going to be moving in rotterdam in a few weeks with my wife and 4 year old daughter, does anyone have any idea about english speaking groups or something like this to get to know more friends tnx I'd be happy, or if anyone of you there might want to meet over coffee..contact me on [ortho4u@gmail.com]

i will be in delft for 2months starting end august. i would like to visit several countries i.e paris, brussel, berlin etc. i would like to know:

1. from rotterdam to paris, do i need to buy tickets in advance? if yes, how
long in advance?
2. can i buy the tickets from delft or has to be from rotterdam/amsterdam?

thanks alot!!

I am planning a trip to Rotterdam in September and probably will end up in the city on a Sunday. Will I find everything open, like shops, restaurants, tourist's sites, etc? Thanks so much, Gatorgirl

the 29th of Juli there is a concert in imax, Rotterdam. The Dutch band Kane is playing there one of their 4 try-outs... Can anybody tell me where it is located??
Thnx

Could anyone please give me the history of the Willemsbrug, from the orignal to the present. I have not been able to find much information in English. I am working on a university project incorporating the Erasmusbrug and the Willemsbrug - any help of where to access information would be great.

I will be in Rotterdam for 1 day via cruise ship. Not sure what to see or the best mode of transportstion. Please let me know of your experience here.

Hi!
Please could you give me advice on good 3 or 4 star hotels in Rotterdam or Ahoy.I would like a central hotel near train station if in Rotterdam or a hotel in Ahoy near North Sea Jazz Festival.
What time is the last train running from Ahoy to Rotterdam?.Are they 24 hours? .
Many thanks.