Dutch Treats

I have been at the Koningshof Hotel-King’s Court Hotel, Veldhoven, Netherlands for a few days. Veldhoven is in the outskirts of the Town Eindhoven.

As the World Team Championships does not start till the weekend of the 15th of October, Pony and I took a train to Amsterdam and checked out the Rijksmuseum.

First we took the bus-No. 15 from the front of the hotel to the railway station in Eindhoven centre, return ticket cost 3 Euro, unlimited use for the day. The bus ride was about 15 minutes.

Normally 2nd class return ticket from Eindhoven to Amsterdam cost 33 Euro. This month The Netherlands Railway has a special promotion, a 1st class ticket good for one day unlimited use is only 25 Euro. The promotions is for two people traveling. The train ride was about hour and a half. Trains runs every 30 minutes.

The collections at the museum were well worth the trip. Rembrandt’s Night Watch was larger then life. We took more than 2 hours to see everything. On the way back to the station we also saw the Royal Palace at Dam Square. Walked past the many canals.

On return to Veldhoven we stopped at El Gusto-Dorpstraat 17, for all you can eat Tapas, at 21.50 Euro. Turns out they also have hotel rooms-65 Euro for double, at the top of the restaurant. www.heelgewoon.com

If you’d like to know more about the World Championships before they start check out their website: 40th World Team Championships

"I wonder where I parked the rental bike!?"

The Rijksmuseum

Pony and The Central Station