Presentation held for the welcome session of incoming ERASMUS+ exchange students at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede on 9/9/2014. The presentation deals with some funny aspects of the Netherlands and offers an overview of the author's most liked places in the Netherlands to visit.

1. Study at Saxion
Welcome to the Netherlands!
Jacques Bazen
Lecturer International Economics

2. Overview of the presentation:
1. Stereotypes of Netherlands
2. Bare necessities for survival in the Netherlands
3. Suggestions for places to visit

3. Stereotypes
Google is a great way to explore stereotypes, with its search
suggestions:

4. Stereotypes II
Our preferred touristic image abroad:

5. Stereotypes III
Our actual image abroad:

6. But still…you have chosen to spend your ERASMUS time in the
Netherlands, in the city of Enschede:

7. Bare necessities for survival in the
Netherlands
1. A bicycle

8. Bare necessities for survival in the
Netherlands
2. A strong lock (usually more expensive than the bike)

9. 3. Umbrella
Bare necessities for survival in the
Netherlands

10. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Amsterdam

11. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Utrecht

12. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Den Haag

13. Canals even became a trade mark
for Dutch colonial cities

14. Broad Street, NY

15. Typical Dutch city landscapes
And canals are great places to get rid of unwanted bicycles as well

16. Typical Dutch city landscapes

17. What to visit in this country
My (subjective) top 15
Tourist visits

18. 15
Lisse, bulb growing capital of the Netherlands

19. 14
Kröller – Müller, National Park Hoge Veluwe

20. 13
Deventer

21. 12
Rotterdam and its harbor Europoort

22. 11
Naarden

23. 10
Gouda, city of cheese

24. 9
The Hague and the government center

25. 8
Giethoorn, Venice of the North

26. 7
Neeltje Jans, Dutch Delta Works

27. 6
Groningen

28. 5
Amsterdam

29. 4
‘s Hertogenbosch

30. 3
Utrecht

31. 2
Amersfoort

32. 1
Maastricht

33. Would you like to know more?
For more pictures about Dutch cities and travel ideas during
your stay in the Netherlands: www.jackbazen.com
Thank you for your attention!
(This presentation can be viewed from www.slideshare.net/jacquesbazen)