UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Brazilian Villain]

Things to do in Mostar. Pack your trunks.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/A2CTt4BI_10?si=wMAQUp3PF55C0aqF

Wow…well done, brave girl.

Obviously it would be top of my list of things to do there but I can't swim, so they probably wouldn't allow me to do the dive.

[Pat McMahon]

Things to do in Mostar. Pack your trunks.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/A2CTt4BI_10?si=wMAQUp3PF55C0aqF

Wow…well done, brave girl.

Obviously it would be top of my list of things to do there but I can't swim, so they probably wouldn't allow me to do the dive.

Same here, much to the mirth of many friends

[olaftab]

So some advice on transport etc. for Alkmaar. I have booked two nights in Amsterdam, hotel in Dam square, and planning to train to match and back after. Those of you familiar with transport in that region please tell me this is ok?

[AV82EC]

So some advice on transport etc. for Alkmaar. I have booked two nights in Amsterdam, hotel in Dam square, and planning to train to match and back after. Those of you familiar with transport in that region please tell me this is ok?

Bear in mind the Alkmaar ground is fucking miles from the station about 56mins to walk on GoogleMaps.

[DeKuip]

So some advice on transport etc. for Alkmaar. I have booked two nights in Amsterdam, hotel in Dam square, and planning to train to match and back after. Those of you familiar with transport in that region please tell me this is ok?

Yes, I expect most Villa fans will do similar.
It’s a good train service from Amsterdam Central Station to Alkmaar and back… and there will be buses laid on to get to the ground and then back to the station after. Trains back to Amsterdam run until half past midnight and you can book tickets in advance on Trainline.

[Ads]

So some advice on transport etc. for Alkmaar. I have booked two nights in Amsterdam, hotel in Dam square, and planning to train to match and back after. Those of you familiar with transport in that region please tell me this is ok?

We need to watch that the locals aren't as xenophobic towards us as they are the Poles and make us go to the Hague before and after the game, as that's an hour the wrong way.

[charlatan]

Things to do in Mostar. Pack your trunks.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/A2CTt4BI_10?si=wMAQUp3PF55C0aqF

Wow…well done, brave girl.

Obviously it would be top of my list of things to do there but I can't swim, so they probably wouldn't allow me to do the dive.

Same here, much to the mirth of many friends

I was the last in my year in secondary school to learn to swim (badly, without sticking my face in the water) after a couple of years of additional lunchtime lessons. Recently been taking my kids to swimming lessons and contemplating the trauma.

[Percy McCarthy]

I first learned to swim in my last year at primary school - I did half a width. I was then caught being naughty/taking the piss in church at harvest festival and was banned from swimming lessons. I never went again.

[AV82EC]

So some advice on transport etc. for Alkmaar. I have booked two nights in Amsterdam, hotel in Dam square, and planning to train to match and back after. Those of you familiar with transport in that region please tell me this is ok?

Yes, I expect most Villa fans will do similar.
It’s a good train service from Amsterdam Central Station to Alkmaar and back… and there will be buses laid on to get to the ground and then back to the station after. Trains back to Amsterdam run until half past midnight and you can book tickets in advance on Trainline.

Is that buses to and from the ground info definite DeKuip? As I said yesterday the stadium is a pain in the arse to get to if you’re not in a coach or driving. I agree with Ads as well that if we get treated like the Poles did we’ll be picking tickets up in The Hague and trying to get to Alkmaar after that. Anyone heard anything from the club on whether it’ll be a Hibs style ticket pick up or Warsaw style send you a pdf?

[pauliewalnuts]

I first learned to swim in my last year at primary school - I did half a width. I was then caught being naughty/taking the piss in church at harvest festival and was banned from swimming lessons. I never went again.

I managed to go to a school that had two swimming pools and still not learn to swim.

[144 Hard Boiled Eggs]

I travelled around the Netherlands in the summer and used a public transport app called 9292 on my phone. Very useful for planning all public transport journeys. I never bought tickets once for trains, trams or buses as you can use a contactless card (even for inter city journeys). Remember to swipe off though.

[Lastfootstamper]

What, you mean they don't charge you nine times the amount for the same ticket if you didn't buy it two months in advance? Weirdos.

[LeeB]

I travelled around the Netherlands in the summer and used a public transport app called 9292 on my phone. Very useful for planning all public transport journeys. I never bought tickets once for trains, trams or buses as you can use a contactless card (even for inter city journeys). Remember to swipe off though.

I've been over to Amsterdam the last couple of years, the ease of transport and variety makes me weep as a Brummie.

[Risso]

I travelled around the Netherlands in the summer and used a public transport app called 9292 on my phone. Very useful for planning all public transport journeys. I never bought tickets once for trains, trams or buses as you can use a contactless card (even for inter city journeys). Remember to swipe off though.

I've been over to Amsterdam the last couple of years, the ease of transport and variety makes me weep as a Brummie.

Absolutely. Me and my daughter had a lovely day out in Brum yesterday, because as well as looking at the university we went around the city centre as well. I obviously love the place, but it's one of the most difficult places to get around. Badly designed buildings blocking everywhere, tunnels and crap roads make it a nightmare to traverse.

[VillaTim]

the trains in Holland are superb .
I don't understand why the tram in Birmingham is so shite . The trams in Manchester are superb