Across the country
Looking back on the past few weeks of my summer holiday, I have probably seen more of Holland this year than any summer before. Travelling from Leiden to Texel, Friesland and the Veluwe,… Read More
Monthly Archive: August, 2012
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Upcoming intro days
I love that feeling of the start of a new term. September is almost here, I’ve bought some shiny new pens, and on Thursday and Friday Leiden Uni is holding the intro days… Read More
Rainbow Leiden
Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red and all the shades inbetween, Leiden truly stands up to this magical array. It is as all encompassing and all inclusive. Netherlands is one of the… Read More
Limburg heatwave
I’ve just spent the hottest weekend of the year in the place with the highest temperature in the country. I went to Limburg, and I loved it. Limburg, in the south east of… Read More
El Cid 2012
For those who don’t know, the El Cid week is the equivalent to the UK’s Fresher’s Week. For five days Leiden is taken over by fresh new students in orange, spilling out from… Read More
Holiday, holiday, holiday!
It is summer holiday now. Many students have gone home but I chose to stay to experience the summer in Leiden, and take a little tour outside the Netherlands. Due to the very… Read More
Scheveningen Fireworks Festival
A couple of days ago I visited Scheveningen beach for the first time. It’s a rather difficult word to pronounce accurately for non-Dutch speakers. One of my friends told me that it was… Read More
Student’s-eye view of Leiden
If you’d like to see what Leiden is like, as well as reading all about our student experiences here at the Leidener, you can also follow our photo blog on Tumblr. Interesting things, beautiful… Read More
The Herculean Task (otherwise known as Te huur or not te huur)
Having just read Laurence’s post Te huur or not te huur, I was inspired to relate my own experiences on the housing issue. Long before I arrived in Leiden I was working on… Read More
Geocaching in Leiden
I’m coming ‘home’ to Leiden next week, and with the promise of warmer, if not rain-free, days ahead, I’ve been thinking about things to do. I remember being small, when summer meant running… Read More
