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Meet the Dutch Lions & The Red Devils: Hitchhike Through The
Lowlands
AEGEE-Nijmegen | AEGEE-Leuven
From
Type
Thematic category
Theme
Cities visited
Dates
Monday, July 8th
Travel Summer University (TSU)
Other
Belgium vs. Netherlands (cultural differences
& similarities)
Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, Nijmegen,
Leuven, Brussels, Ghent
Calendar
July
To
Tuesday, July 23rd
Event fee 192€
Participants 25
Optional fee 40€
Optional fee used for
Alternative programme
to the optional fee
Confirmation
Lodging
Provided meals
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Day trip to Amsterdam, visiting a museum,
city tour and Dam square.
A long march in Utrecht.
Send copy of the ticket AND pay 50% of the
fee in advance
Gym and/or scouts cabin.
Breakfast, dinner
Contact email sunijleu2013 gmail.com
Website
Coordinator phone (+31)620097256
University support
Suitable for disabled
participants
Activities
Required special
equipment
Languages used
http://sunijmegenleuven.wordpress.c...
No
No
Air mattress, sleeping bag, (pillow),
swimwear, towel, (rain clothes)
English
- Workshops: hitchhiking, language course, presentation about narcotics
in the Netherlands and cultural differences and similarities between The
Netherlands and Belgium
- Day trip to the Hague
- Sinterklaas party
- Four Day March festival
- Visit to a Belgian brewery
- Chocolate museum
- Day trip to Brussels
- 'Gentse feesten' (a free festival taking place all over Gent, including
concerts, street theatre, cultural activities and many parties!)
Ideal participant
Our ideal participant is enthusiastic, full of energy, easy going and not
afraid to hitchhike!
Pictures (click to view)
Map data ©2013 GIS Innovatsia, DATA+, GeoBasis-DE/BKG (©2009), Google
Event description
Do you want to get low this summer? Then join us in a grand tour of the lowlands! For two
weeks you will travel through The Netherlands and Belgium by train and hitchhiking. This
way you will be dipped in both cultures and experience the Dutch and Belgian ways of life.
No worries, you do not need any skills in hitchhiking, we will teach you everything you need
to know.
The most important part is that you will have fun!
The Summer University will start in Utrecht where AEGEE-Nijmegen and AEGEE-Leuven
will give you a warm welcome. From here we will make trips to its seat of government, The
Hague and optionally to the Dutch capital Amsterdam.
On the 13th of July we will hitchhike to Nijmegen, which will then be host to an international
four day marching event and a large music festival.
On the 17th of July we will hitchhike to Belgium. Leuven will be the first city to visit here. It
is situated in the centre of Belgium, not far from Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is one of
the oldest
student cities in Europe. After a day trip to Brussels on the national day of Belgium you will
move to the last city of the programme: Ghent. This is a beautiful city where you can enjoy
the biggest (free) festival in Belgium, the famous "Gentse Feesten".
Places visited
Utrecht
Utrecht is the 4th largest city in Holland and located in the middle of the country. It has
been the religious center of the Netherlands since the eighth century and one of the most
important Dutch
cities. This city has a medieval city center surrounded by canals and hosts the largest
university of Holland: Utrecht University.
Nijmegen
Nijmegen is a large student city located near the German border. Founded by the Romans,
Nijmegen is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th
anniversary in 2005. Nijmegen is famous for the Four Day March festival, which we will
attend during this Summer University.
Leuven
Leuven is a relatively small city and home to the Catholic University of Leuven, the oldest
and largest university of the country. It is therefore renowned as a student city, with a lively
atmosphere and a big variety of civil society organisations. Leuven has a beautiful historic
center and is located ideally within Belgium, only 20 minutes away from the capital,
Brussels. Furthermore, the city is famous for its beer brewery, which belongs to one of the