Зутермер
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Зутермер - город в Нидерланды, километров 15 из Гаага.
Уежать автостопом
На юг/запад в Гаагу (Den Haag), Делфт (Delft), Роттердам (Rotterdam)
На станции Zoetermeer (не Zoetermeer Oost) (остановка трамвая Driemanspolder) увидят мост автодороги рядом с мостом Nelson Mandelabrug. Над мостом на севере моста остановка. Вот место автостопа за Гаагу, Делфт, Роттердам и дальше на юг.
На остановке Fonteinbos на автодороге Afrikaweg (метров 200 от прошлого места ) - официальное место автостопа. Это место как прошлое. Путь до места: от автовокзала имени "Centrum West (Центр Запад)" идите на юг по мосту и дальше до светофоры. У светофора идите на прав и по маленькой туннелю.
На север в Лейден, Амстердам
В центре, рядом с зданием АИВД (в прошлом министерство образования) на проспекте Европы (Europaweg) - автодорога N206 (Zwaardslootseweg). Здесь остановка и маленький паркинг, эти хорошие места автостопа.
На восток в Гауда, Утрехт
At the bus stop Pruimengaarde on the road Australieweg is an official hitch hiking spot. This hitch hiking spot is useful to acquire rides towards Gouda and Utrecht. In Gouda it is very easy to obtain a ride to Utrecht. To reach this spot from tram stop Palenstein, walk under the viaduct, turn right on the small bicycle road Kangaroepad, after a while turn right trough the tunnel.
Public Transport
Zoetermeer has two tram lines and various bus lines to most area's of the city. The tram goes to Den Haag. Be aware that though most of the two tram routes are the same, both lines start and finish differently. paying works like everywhere in the Netherlands. the city has two zones Oosterheem and everything else. In the trams are ticket vending machines witch accept coins only. the driver does not sell tickets neither do the controllers. You don't have to pay when the machine is broken.
Zoetermeer has two railway stations on the Den Haag - Utrecht line, only slow trains stop at Zoetermeer and Zoetermeer Oost railway stations.
In weekends Zoetermeer in connected to the night railway network by bus B17 to Rotterdam central station and bus N5 to Den Haag centre (Buitenhof) (about 10 minuts walk from Den Haag central station). night bus tickets cost about € 4,- and can be bought at the driver.
Places to Visit
Zoetermeer is not to exciting, but a nice centrally located city from where you can pay visits to the historical cities around it. Zoetermeer has an old centre consisting of only one street and some parks is witch you can have a relaxing walk. Zoetermeers architecture is very interesting as the city is build almost entirely in compliance with the VINEX spatial Planning bill (even the street names are in alphabetical order).
Places to Avoid
Zoetermeer is pretty safe, crime rates are lower then in the big cities of the Netherlands. The major of Zoetermeer has declared alcohol prohibition zones in the centre and in some parks and squares.
Accommodation and Sleep
Zoetermeer has a large an active HospitalityClub / Couchsurfing / BeWelcome community, asking people trough these networks will prove successful.
Here you'll find a list of hotels and camp sites in Zoetermeer: [1]
