Groningen has more boats than T-Pain.
Groningen, a small city in the north of the Netherlands, is home to about 185,000 people, almost a third of which are college students. It is also home to about a million bicycles – give or take.
When I visited Groningen I was a young man and the idea of a beautiful town filled with people of a similar age and bars that didn’t close until 7am seemed like a good one. It worked out pretty well.
The city is a relatively short train ride from Amsterdam which makes it a great day trip destination. Among the sites I’d recommend are the University of Groningen, the Groninger Museum, and the Aa Church. There are also a couple of red-light districts if that’s your thing.
The University of Groningen is the second oldest university in the Netherlands.
The Herestraat is the main street for shopping.
If you’re visiting in January (which isn’t nearly as cold as you might think) then be sure to check out the Eurosonic Festival – you’ll be the first kid on your block to see the next big thing, musically speaking, out of Europe.
Last but not least, take a bike ride – anywhere and everywhere.
Now that's a great parking spot.
Bottom photo by Daniel Sparing -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spag85/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
All other photos from Wikipedia Commons
Related: Winter Swimming at The Hague; Museums in Amsterdam
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I’ve been to Groningen, Netherlands and must say the town is gorgeous. The number of bikes is surreal, but doesn’t compare to the sheer number of bikes in China.
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Groningen is a nice place to visit.
A nice small village near Groningen is Haren.
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sure difference between those bikes and the ones in china is that these are evidently much more organized.