My gateway to exploring the Netherlands, this train station was the start and end to just about…read moreeach daily expedition. Like spokes on a wheel, you can get about anywhere from here, there's plenty of bike parking, shops, restaurants, a mini-mart, drug store, a Starbucks, and the trains are swift, cheap and clean. We (Americans) are so far behind the Dutch when it comes to public transportation, it's honestly embarassing. Only the Japanese can give them a run for their money, when it comes to efficiency and value.

Main railway station for the city of Groningen, has all the normal NS station shops and facilities…read more There's a big bike parking structure out front, and a big bus depot to the side where you can travel further by public transport. The station is walking distance from the old center of town, and the Groninger Museum is located directly across the canal from the front of the station.

A good train station. Everything is pretty easy to find including the buses which are right out…read morefront and clearly labeled. I was surprised to see that this station has the ov-chipkaart gates (similar to those in Amsterdam Centraal) up in front of all of the platform entrances. They are all open though.

A decent train station nice and clean, plenty of lights at night so you don't feel worried waiting…read morefor a late night train. The staff do a good job of keeping the station clean even on the weekends

Visited Munster farm today very informative.welcoming by farmers wife.coffe,tea and sweets while…read morewatching slide show of farm workings.

The tour of this tulip farm was one of the highlights of our cruise. I didn't review it at the…read moretime because the wifi on the ship was spotty. It was an extra excursion and I thought it was quite reasonable at 49€. We traveled there by bus. When we arrived we were greeted w/ coffee, tea and pastries and then were given an illustrated presentation by the farmer's wife. It was educational and interesting. We then went into one of the greenhouses, watched a special flower bunching machine and visited a cold storage room where bunched flowers awaited their trip to the flower auction and from there to the countries that bought them. After going through the greenhouse and cold room we walked through the nearby field, admiring and photographing the tulips growing there. This was where I learned that the tulips in the fields were being grown for their bulbs, not their flowers, while the greenhouse tulips were grown for the flowers. There was a shop selling tulip-related artwork, wooden tulips, other knickknacks and live bunches of tulips. A couple of women bought bunches of fresh tulips and I regretted not buying one too, because it would have been lovely to have them in our cabin for the duration of the cruise, but I didn't decide I wanted them until it was too late and I was already on the bus. A byproduct of this trip was that when I reentered the US I had to declare that I had been on a farm. They asked if there had been any animals and whether I had brought back any plant materials. The answer to both being no, there was no problem.

This is the ferry that goes from Harlingen, into the North Sea to the two Friesland islands. It's…read morewell appointed, fun and has great snacks - just like the Dutch! It's pretty much your only game in town for this route, so enjoy, and Austublief!

Doeksen holds the monopoly for travel from the mainland to terschelling. There are two…read moreoptions:sneldienst (fast service, 45 minutes) and veerdienst (1 hour plus 30 minutes). If i have time to spare, the veerdienst is my favourite as you can climb on deck and enjoy the seabreeze and maybe even see some seals. Tip: 1. During festivals, book the boat ticket early 2.If you want to take along a bicycle, take the veerdienst