Leeuwarden has a population of 122 983 inhabitants with a historic city center and many historic buildings. In total, I have visited five places such as the Pisa tower, City Canals, Fitness Club, History Museum, Duo Transportation, Cafe.
Even though I am studying in Groningen, a city 40 mins away from Leeuwarden, I enjoy the quiet neighbourhood and affordable student housing in Leeuwarden. Moreover, recreational and educational locations that I have visited made me feel at home.
Pisa Leaning Tower
While the tower is not high and famous as the Pisa leaning tower in Italy, yet the tower is a city attraction, located at the city center of Leeuwarden. It is possible to visit the top terrace to view the city from the top.
City Canals
Leeuwarden is one of the cities in the Netherlands that has loads of canals and boat owners. During the summer, the Dutch cruise in their boats with families and friends. Some canals are close to parks to relax in the sun during summer.
Fries Museum
I have never seen an enormous museum that only contains the history of a city monuments like the Fries museum. The museum explicitly shows important historical events such as world war 2 and the relevant personal identity of the Dutch.
Duo transportation
There are modern transportation and other public infrastructure, such as duo transportation, which manoeuvre bikes and people at the same time. I think that this innovation/idea is important because bikers could bike around the Wieland and lakes in Leeuwarden after the bus driver offloads passengers close enough
Cafes/Restaurant
There aren’t many online businesses such as Uber (eats) or Deliveroo. Nevertheless, there are still some interesting and aesthetic spots to visit or order online places such as the Moon café and crazy lemon restaurants. Taking pictures of those places is super instagrammable!
Sources
Urlaub in Leeuwarden in den Niederlanden an der Nordsee
https://www.friesmuseum.nl/en/see-and-do-2/exhibitions/eye-to-eye-with-war
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