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No refueling, ie food or electricity.
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"The 24 hour human powered distance record of 1021.36 kilometres (634 miles) was set in 1995 by Axel Fehlau in Cologne, Germany with the M5 Carbone streamliner (indoors)" http://www.sports1234.com/cycling/578-2-cycling.html
At this distance the cyclist has a greater range than any production car electric, gas or diesel.
The record for an electric car (probably using hypermiling techniques) for a single charge is a llittle over 1000 km in 27 hours so the cyclist went faster as well as further in 24 hours: http://electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com/2010/05/electric-car-runs-over-1000-km-without.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FpEcq+%28Electric+Vehicles%29
I am more of an average person, not an elite cyclist (may also be a bit of a lead-foot,) so could probably not come close to 1/2 of either record.
"The 24 hour human powered distance record of 1021.36 kilometres (634 miles) was set in 1995 by Axel Fehlau in Cologne, Germany with the M5 Carbone streamliner (indoors)" http://www.sports1234.com/cycling/578-2-cycling.html
At this distance the cyclist has a greater range than any production car electric, gas or diesel.
The record for an electric car (probably using hypermiling techniques) for a single charge is a llittle over 1000 km in 27 hours so the cyclist went faster as well as further in 24 hours: http://electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com/2010/05/electric-car-runs-over-1000-km-without.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FpEcq+%28Electric+Vehicles%29
I am more of an average person, not an elite cyclist (may also be a bit of a lead-foot,) so could probably not come close to 1/2 of either record.
hi, could you guys give me some information about food, shopping and tourist attraction in amsterdam?
khaleel
hi
i will be travelling with my wife and kid (1yr old) during 1st week of August to AMS.
Could anybody out there please guide me on the
1. cost of hotel stay (near to a tram station. my budget : around 1500USD for 10 days stay).
2. food expenses per day for our family (any indian / asian restaurants available there?)
3. tourist places to visit in and around the city (for 5 full days)
4. any battery operated two wheelers are available other than bikes for a couple?
5. do we need schengen visa to travel to any nearby cities by train?
i dont smoke or drink and hopefully will not visit the redlight area but god forbid if i have to visit one how much would it cost?
is the city is safe? any kind of organized crime is there?
Thanks.
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Let me start with your last question, the city is as safe as any European city, and more safe than the average city world wide, but in any city there is crime.
Most crime in Amsterdam is pickpockets and bike theft.
There are not more pickpockets than in most European cities, but every one is one too much, so be careful with your belongings. Put part of your money in a money belt or pouch under your clothes, some in an inner pocket and only the money you will need for the day in your wallet.
Bike theft will not be a problem for you, unless you rent. In that case, use the locks profided, your rental bike/scooter should be insured as long as you lock it.
There are some electric or petrol powered bikes available for rent, and there are some scooters, I think most petrol powered but as I do not ride them, I am not sure.
On the site I mention in sources you can find bike rentals, you can e-mail them all and ask about the rentals you want.
I think you need a driving licence (or a brommer licence for those that have lived in the Netherlands) to rent anything but an electric assist bike, but again, I am not sure.
In Amsterdam you will be able to find restaurants from nearly every cuisine in the world.
Common are Chinese, Indonisian/Chinese, but I have also eaten in Indian, Indonesian, Tibetan, Thai, Japanese and several fusion ones that are based on a few Asian cuisines each.
Dinner will range from â¬10 in the cheapest to â¬100 for one of the more expensive Japanese restaurants, for an adult. But I think you should budget about â¬25 each at least, the child will be able to eat from your plate or you can bring childs food in a container and have it heated, most restaurants will do that without charging.
Lunch in an Asian restaurant will be a little cheaper, but many restaurants will not be open for lunch. There will still be enough choice, as Asian is about the most popular kind of restaurants in the country.
Or you can do some supermartket shopping and make sandwiches for your lunch or whatever you prefer. All Dutch supermarkets have a range of Asian as well as European food, if not as much as you are used to. In the area around Zeedijk and Geldersekade there are several Asian supermarkets, where the choice is more what you are used to. But they might be more expensive than you would expect, as it is all imports.
If you have a Schengen visa for the Netherlands, it is likely that it is also good for Germany, Belgium and France, and those are the countries you could reach within a few hours from Amsterdam. But if your visa are for the Netherlands only, you can still visit other cities, but in that case, in the country.
If you are here for just 5 days I would not go out of the country, as there is enough to do and see.
The same site, in sources, has a good list of museums, with descriptions in English. Besides, they have a list of sights, of attractions and an extensive shopping guide, ranging from the cheapest markets to the most expensive shops.
I do not stay in Amsterdam, as I live only 30 minutes from the city, but there are many hotels.
You could look for a hotel or appartment on one of the canals in the ring, Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht, in the Jordaan area, or in the area around Leidse plein.
Amsterdam is not a big city, with these adresses you can get a bus or tram to the railway station or often even walk it within 30 minutes.
Around the city, in summer, I would suggest:
-Zuiderzee museum in Enkhuizen, about 30 minutes by train, rates a full day. This is a open air museum with houses from the center of the Netherlands.
-Zaanse Schans, mostly mills and a small village, about 15 minutes by train often also offered as tour, again most of a day if you want to see it all, but half a day you can get a good impression.
-Edam, Volendam and Marken, old villages that are considered very pretty.
I would select on of the three above, not do more than one because they are all in the same kind.
Rotterdam, the Hague, Utrecht, Alkmaar, Haarlem, Gouda, Leiden, all other cities are worth visiting, but apart from Rotterdam they are all alike. I would select one.
Rotterdam is more modern and therefor different, but not as much Dutch.
If the weather is good, you can visit the beach. There are regular trains to Zandvoort, but if it is hot, they will be overfull. Ask in the city which transport to which beach is the best when you are there, as it depends on the weather.
Let me start with your last question, the city is as safe as any European city, and more safe than the average city world wide, but in any city there is crime.
Most crime in Amsterdam is pickpockets and bike theft.
There are not more pickpockets than in most European cities, but every one is one too much, so be careful with your belongings. Put part of your money in a money belt or pouch under your clothes, some in an inner pocket and only the money you will need for the day in your wallet.
Bike theft will not be a problem for you, unless you rent. In that case, use the locks profided, your rental bike/scooter should be insured as long as you lock it.
There are some electric or petrol powered bikes available for rent, and there are some scooters, I think most petrol powered but as I do not ride them, I am not sure.
On the site I mention in sources you can find bike rentals, you can e-mail them all and ask about the rentals you want.
I think you need a driving licence (or a brommer licence for those that have lived in the Netherlands) to rent anything but an electric assist bike, but again, I am not sure.
In Amsterdam you will be able to find restaurants from nearly every cuisine in the world.
Common are Chinese, Indonisian/Chinese, but I have also eaten in Indian, Indonesian, Tibetan, Thai, Japanese and several fusion ones that are based on a few Asian cuisines each.
Dinner will range from â¬10 in the cheapest to â¬100 for one of the more expensive Japanese restaurants, for an adult. But I think you should budget about â¬25 each at least, the child will be able to eat from your plate or you can bring childs food in a container and have it heated, most restaurants will do that without charging.
Lunch in an Asian restaurant will be a little cheaper, but many restaurants will not be open for lunch. There will still be enough choice, as Asian is about the most popular kind of restaurants in the country.
Or you can do some supermartket shopping and make sandwiches for your lunch or whatever you prefer. All Dutch supermarkets have a range of Asian as well as European food, if not as much as you are used to. In the area around Zeedijk and Geldersekade there are several Asian supermarkets, where the choice is more what you are used to. But they might be more expensive than you would expect, as it is all imports.
If you have a Schengen visa for the Netherlands, it is likely that it is also good for Germany, Belgium and France, and those are the countries you could reach within a few hours from Amsterdam. But if your visa are for the Netherlands only, you can still visit other cities, but in that case, in the country.
If you are here for just 5 days I would not go out of the country, as there is enough to do and see.
The same site, in sources, has a good list of museums, with descriptions in English. Besides, they have a list of sights, of attractions and an extensive shopping guide, ranging from the cheapest markets to the most expensive shops.
I do not stay in Amsterdam, as I live only 30 minutes from the city, but there are many hotels.
You could look for a hotel or appartment on one of the canals in the ring, Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht, in the Jordaan area, or in the area around Leidse plein.
Amsterdam is not a big city, with these adresses you can get a bus or tram to the railway station or often even walk it within 30 minutes.
Around the city, in summer, I would suggest:
-Zuiderzee museum in Enkhuizen, about 30 minutes by train, rates a full day. This is a open air museum with houses from the center of the Netherlands.
-Zaanse Schans, mostly mills and a small village, about 15 minutes by train often also offered as tour, again most of a day if you want to see it all, but half a day you can get a good impression.
-Edam, Volendam and Marken, old villages that are considered very pretty.
I would select on of the three above, not do more than one because they are all in the same kind.
Rotterdam, the Hague, Utrecht, Alkmaar, Haarlem, Gouda, Leiden, all other cities are worth visiting, but apart from Rotterdam they are all alike. I would select one.
Rotterdam is more modern and therefor different, but not as much Dutch.
If the weather is good, you can visit the beach. There are regular trains to Zandvoort, but if it is hot, they will be overfull. Ask in the city which transport to which beach is the best when you are there, as it depends on the weather.
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