Souvenirs
Of leiden can be found at the vvv tourist office, stationsweg 2d. some major museums also sell their own souvenirs.
Treinreiswinkel
Is a travel agency specializing in rail travel. treinreiswinkel is the official agent of deutsche bahn in the netherlands, they are also travel agent for ns hispeed, sncf, thalys, eurostar, cnl and interrail. they are well informed and can arrange international train tickets and even a complete package tour if you wish. it's at breestraat 57, 2311 cj +31 0 71 5137008. they also have an amsterdam office.
Haarlemmerstraat and Breestraat are the main shopping streets at the heart of the city center. They are both reachable within 10-15 min. walking from the central station. Shops include bookstores, fashion shops and other ordinary shopping items. In the areas around the Pieterskerk and Hooglandsekerk, small boutiques and antique shops are worth a visit. On Monday, shops open late from 12 noon until 5 or 6PM. All the shops are open on every Sunday Only a few smaller shops remain closed. On Thursday, shops are open late, till around 9PM koopavond.
On Saturdays from 07:00 and on Wednesdays from 12:00, there is an open market along the canal between the Nieuwe Rijn and Vismarkt streets. They sell vegetables, fruits, fish, flowers, bread, meat, you name it.
Specialty shops:
Maps
Routes and other travel accessories are mostly found at the anwb shop, stationsweg 2, but they are not always complete. a special shop that sells almost complete map of cycling routes, walking routes, and any other maps is the reisboekhandel zandvliet at stille rijn 13.
Travel accessories
Including maps, travel guides, backpacks, and airplane tickets can be bought at the joho company a few doors from reisboekenhandel zandvliet at stille rijn 8-9.