OV-Fiets
What is the OV-fiets?
OV-fiets is a rental bike owned by the NS company that facilitates you to go to your destination by using bike
How to rent the OV-fiets?
It is really easy! Once you arrive at the station, you can simply rent the bike by going to the rental shop such as at many train stations, at bus or tram stops, in several city centres, or at the car parking place (P+R car parks).
Practical information over OV-fiets
- €3.85 per journey (up to 24 hours)
- the period of rental is 74hour maximum
- no more season ticket fees
- pay afterwards via direct debit card
More info: https://www.ns.nl/en/door-to-door/ov-fiets/the-ov-fiets.html
You have to have a season ticket to be able to use an OV-fiets. How to arrange this?
- Arrange it online and link it to your personal OV-chipkaart. One you have this, you don’t have to pay any additional fees for this season ticket. The company will charge you €0.01 per year to verify your personal and payment details
- After this process, you will receive a confirmation email
- You don’t need to collect the order at an NS Ticket Machine at the station. Your personal OV-chipkaart does not show that you are able to rent an OV-fiets
More info: https://www.ns.nl/en/door-to-door/ov-fiets/purchase-a-season-ticket-online.html
GLOW – Eindhoven
Hallo!! Gue Ghea, mahasiswi master Social Psychology, 2017/2018 di VU Amsterdam.
Kali ini, gue mau cerita pengalaman gue waktu ke GLOW festival di Eindhoven tanggal 7 November 2017. GLOW adalah acara light festival rutin tahunan yang diadakan di Eindhoven karena Philips itu terkenal banget di Eindhoven.
Seneng banget bisa dateng ke glow festival ini. Pernah main ke Eindhoven sebelum ada festival ini, dan rasanya beda banget.
Mereka bisa buat kota yang awalnya terkesan serius, jadi kota yang ceria berwarna warni (yaah.. nggak seluruh kota si yaa pastinya, tapi seenggaknya di bangunan-bangunan yg kita lewatin dalam jalur glow festival ini).
Walaupun gratis, tapi festival ini kelihatan tetap dikerjakan dengan serius banget! Contohnya, ada gereja yang jadi bagus banget dilihatnya, karena perpaduan warna lampunya dibuat dengan sangat detail.
Sebenernya, ada light show juga yang bisa kita lihat tapi memang enggak gratis. Tapi, kalau beli tiket pakai student card, enggak terlalu mahal kok. Biayanya sekitar 3 euro. Sayangnya, karena kemarin gue terlambat datang sampai di Eindhoven, kita enggak bisa masuk ke stadium.
Jadi, kalau mau nonton light shownya, jangan lupa untuk cek show time dan juga harus cek jalur ke stadiumnya ya!
Tip satu lg karena acaranya malam hari dan dingin, jangan lupa pakai baju hangat, scarf atau topi, supaya masih bisa menikmati festivalnya dengan enggak terburu-buru.. (boleh bawa payung juga untuk jaga-jaga.. Secara, cuaca di Belanda enggak bisa diprediksi).
Ini dia beberapa foto di GLOW
Segitu dulu yaa ceritanya, sampai jumpa di lain waktu..
Cheers!
Ghea Shinantya
instagram: @gheashinantya
How to Get Around: OV-Chipkaart!
Buying a ticket every time you board a train, metro, tram or bus is very inconvenient so we highly recommend you to get an OV-chipkaart. For a one-time fee of €7.50, you can get the reloadable e-card. Checking in and out of the public transport has never been easier!
There are 2 types of OV-chipkaart, anonymous and personal*
*You won’t be able to apply for the personal one when you just arrived because it requires a Dutch bank account.*
We recommend you to:
- Get the anonymous one first (you can sell it later when you apply for the personal one, or keep it for your guests). The main difference between anonymous and personal OV is that you can add subscriptions to the later, more about it on 3.2. Also, the personal OV allows auto-reload and it’ll have your handsome/pretty face printed on it 😉
