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Practicalities
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Leiden's
train
and
bus stations
are both situated on the northwest edge of town, no more than ten minutes' walk from the centre. The
VVV
, a short walk from the stations at Stationsweg 2d (Mon-Fri 10am-6.30pm, Sat 10am-2pm; tel 0900/222 2333;
www.leiden.nl
), has a tourist guide and, for a a?¬1 charge, can book private rooms (A?10-15/$16-24/a?¬18-27). The cheapest central
accommodation
is
The Rose
, Beestenmarkt 14 (tel 071/514 6630; A?20-25/$32-40/a?¬36-45). For a much better deal try
Pension Witte Singel
, Singel 80 (tel 071/512 4592; A?15-20/$24-32/a?¬27-36) about fifteen minutes' walk from the station, or
Pension Schaefer
, Herensingel 1a (tel 071/521 8104; A?10-15/$16-24/a?¬18-27), ten minutes' walk from the station. The closest
campsite
is
Koningshof
(tel 071/402 6051) in
RIJNSBURG
, 6km north of Leiden (bus #40). For
lunch
,
M'n Broer
, by the Pieterskerk at Kloksteeg 7, has a reasonable Dutch menu, while
Barrera
, on Rapenburg, has good sandwiches. In the evening,
De Brasserie
, Lange Mare 38, has Dutch food;
Splinter
is a pleasant, reasonably priced vegetarian restaurant at Noordeinde 30; and the studenty
La Bota
, Herensteeg 11, by the Pieterskerk, has great-value food and beers. The Central Library, Nieuwstraat 4 (tel 071/514 9943) has
Internet
access. Other useful information
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Netherlands,
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