By night there are roadworks at hilversum staation, so intercity is really slower tooks me one hour tonight to go from amsterdam to utrecht

Some news from Utrecht

I made two pictures for you yesterday

Until 21 august the 26 is not working, so you could only take the "36" if you wanna go to zandpad (same stop : van hornekade)



"strippen kart" cost you 1.60 euros (a cab cost 12 euros)

And the "36" departure times :

Thanks for the update although the 6 still goes to zandpad , I have added a landmark by the bus stop and the stop is highlighted on your pic,

I might have missed it n you can say im a little search lazy but does any1 have any walking directions from the main train station>>? i do not want to take a bus
i really want to check this place out in a week

thanks

In my opinion it may be a bit far to walk , if you are embarrassed to get the bus to the red light area , you can always get off a stop earlier (I have never understood peoples aversion to getting the bus ) anyway below are directions .

Or a more easy road to follow : (3.6 kms from centraal station)




But like elgonzo, i think bus is really a better option.

ps: elgonzo you didn't start at centraal station

The bus number 6/7 now stops at the old stop right by the bridge , the stop is called anton geesinkstratt , return journey bus stop is opposite cafe murk.

Just a quick question what time does houseboats RLD opening time and closing time for the RLD houseboats? And just the small area inside the town closes at?

Thinking of a spending two days here after the summer

24/7 AFAIK. There are of course quiet hours.



You mean hardebollenstraat? No idea.

Both areas are marked precisely on the map linked below.

Cool I understand. Surprising most of the hotels are quite expensive might have to book one other side of the train station and hire a bike. Looks nice town and few coffee shop's have caught my eye there.

A couple of months ago 6 boats on the Zandpad were already closed by city council.

Last week the Utrecht mayor announced they will revoke the licenses of the remaining landlords, which means the remaining 98 boats will be closed as well.

The timeframe wasn't really clear, but now rumor has it that it will be next week wednesday.

Maybe the landlords will be able to delay or even stop the procedure by going to court. If not, then you'd better hurry if you want to visit the Zandpad one last time!

dam. I was hopin to go there in Sept.
Hope they still open by then

If you hear any more can you keep us updated here please ? I have a trip planned in a few weeks and have enjoyed some good sessions there.

Lots of stories, rumors, speculations and conspiracy theories have popped up over the last few weeks, such as:

-The ladies are trying to organize themselves in a cooperation and cut out the landlords
-A security company wants to take over the renting of the boats to the ladies
-City council wants the real estate for property development, and the human trafficking charges are just an excuse
etc., etc.

Time will tell I guess.

The only certain thing right now is that city council has made an official statement that the Zandpad has to be closed by next week thursday (July 25th).

That date looks to be pretty final, so there's a week and a half left, unless of course they come to an agreement or a court rules otherwise before that date.

Keep us dated if you can , just done a quick search on the net and cant find any info on this .

It will be a shame as i always pay Utrecht a visit.

Utrecht prostitutes call on council to take over boat brothels - See more at: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2 ... WaMqG.dpuf

Google this "utrecht zandpad"

Well, bad news I'm afraid:

The landlord went to court and the hearing was today, but the judge ruled in favor of city council.

This means that all the windows have to be closed by 9 am tomorrow.

Maybe they'll reopen at a later date with a new landlord (the security company), but for now it looks like the end...

Damm , it was always a good trip ,always found a stunner , i really hope this gets sorted and the girls find somewhere else to work.