Tag Archives: transport
Getting Gas in the Netherlands – Vocabulary Posted by Sten on Mar 11, 2022
Benzineprijzen (gasoline prices) have gone off the rails in the Netherlands. They shot well above 2 euros per liter (in American terms, that’s more than 8 dollars per gallon!), with record stijgingen (increases). A main reason given is de oorlog in de Ukraine (war in Ukraine). Some tankstations (gas stations) took this crisis as an opportunity for…
What is a Fietssnelweg? Posted by Sten on Nov 28, 2017
That the Dutch love their bikes is no news. The country is full of bikes – but also bike lanes. The video below nicely shows how the Dutch got the network of bike lanes that they have now. The Dutch continuously strive to make the system faster, more efficient and easier to use, so that…
Water Taxi: Fun Transport in Rotterdam Posted by heather on Oct 23, 2011
This weekend I had my first opportunity to ride on the water taxi in Rotterdam. I had seen these blue boats with yellow roofs buzzing across the water plenty of times but had never ridden on one myself. It was fantastic! Not only was it loads of fun but it was really convenient as well. …