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Chill,cheap Coffee shops in Eindhoven worth a visit..

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  • #32
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    harry Bailey esq wrote: »
    And plenty of high achievers too it must be said,of both genders.Some folk enjoy walking around taking in the surroundings,others like something a little more hedonistic. Me,I enjoy both. Horses for courses as they say.Personally,I don't find the architecture in Eindhoven anything special, that said I mainly go there en route to somewhere else, so my knowledge of the city is somewhat limited to the main square, and the dommelstraat.For architecture, Utrecht beats it hands down, or as a poster above mentioned, Leiden. You get the lovely buildings and canals,but without the drug tourists,and both towns have a distinctly more Dutch 'feel' about them.

    There's lots to do in Eindhoven

    The Strijp-S Complex has the Feel Good market 3rd Sunday of every month.
    The Ketelhuis also at the feelgood market that has an outdoor BBQ.

    http://feelgoodmarket.nl/

    There's the Klokgebouw which is a great venue:
    http://www.klokgebouw.nl/

    Natlab with its outdoor Cinema, also has a Night Club that goes until 5am
    http://www.klokgebouw.nl/

    The Evoluon has some events on as well, looks like a big flying saucer, went to see Kraftwerk which was awesome :)

    Quite a good War Museum:
    http://www.wingsofliberation.nl/
    Although the Tanks aren't as pretty as in the Overloon Museum all of the Vehicles are driveable, you can go there some days and see some T-34 tanks have a drive around the place

    Some great parks too:
    Genneper Park
    http://genneperparken.nl/

    Philips van Lennepark
    http://www.eindhoven.nl/artikelen/Philips-van-Lenneppark.htm

    Philips de Jonghpark
    http://www.eindhoven.nl/inwonersplein/leefomgeving/Philips-De-Jongh-wandelpark.htm

    The National Swimming Center:
    http://tongelreep.nl/

    Aquabest recreational park:
    http://www.aquabest.nl/

    Theres a ton of other stuff I could list but the short of it is if you want to see some stuff in Eindhoven you need a bike, its one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the Netherlands.

    If you go to Eindhoven with the plan to just go and party then I would say you should do some research and see what events are on.

    For weed .. not really .. although i'm kind of happy about it, there were far too many green faced English and Irish people staggering around the place on stag parties or coming to get completely mashed.


  • #33
    Vinculus
    Registered Users Posts: 369 ✭✭Vinculus


    ASZ
    catallus wrote: »
    QFT. Indeed. Why are they laughing, in those cages?

    They fashion their fetters to flail in their futility and fulminate at the forbearance of their fraternisers!

    What?
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  • #34
    Sky Flaky Sludge
    Posts: 17,381 ✭ Sky Flaky Sludge


    bigtomm wrote: »
    Ok,so i wasn't born with the brains in the family...

    Let me rephrase my question " wink wink" is there any particularly chill cheap coffee shops for a "nod nod" Newtonian cake(as to play with Gravity) not just the crumbs and a coffee

    So I just found out Eindhoven isn't in Germany..


  • #35
    mariaalice
    Registered Users Posts: 12,356 ✭✭✭✭mariaalice


    Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »
    There are so many enjoyable attractions in Eindhoven. Go have a look at the splendid architecture in Sint-Catharinakerk (St. Catherine's Cathedral), browse around the Van Abbe Museum or even just go for a stroll in Wandelpark Eckhart.

    Very typical immature attitude of wanting to just go and get 'monged' on spacecakes. Sadly very common amongst low-achieving Irish males.

    What do the lower achieving Irish females do?


  • #36
    dont bother
    Closed Accounts Posts: 542 ✭✭✭dont bother


    Eindhoven will not allow you to buy buds in their coffeeshops unless you can prove you are a citizen of netherlands.

    i was there recently, and this is enforced. so i flew through amsterdam and picked up my supply there. it's only an hour and a half on the train, but you WILL NOT be sold weed in Eindhoven... except for off dodgy yokes outside.


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  • #37
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

    Just saying.


  • #38
    Van Hoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Van Hoop


    Asmooh wrote: »
    If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

    Just saying.

    Maybe that's only in the border towns. Bought a few grams last night in amsterdam no problem or id. Also in Leiden as mentioned you only need to show id for age purposes, my Irish drivers licence was fine. Also nice and cheap in Leiden. 5 grams of nice fruity white widow for 32 euro.


  • #39
    dont bother
    Closed Accounts Posts: 542 ✭✭✭dont bother


    Van Hoop wrote: »
    Maybe that's only in the border towns. Bought a few grams last night in amsterdam no problem or id. Also in Leiden as mentioned you only need to show id for age purposes, my Irish drivers licence was fine. Also nice and cheap in Leiden. 5 grams of nice fruity white widow for 32 euro.

    it is definitely 100% enforced in Eindhoven. Amsterdam is still OK to let tourists in, but there are only a handful of other towns/areas which still allow tourists, and Eindhoven is not one of them.

    it's a nice little town, but it would definitely ruin your holiday if you are going there for coffeeshops and you arent allowed buy anything from them.

    100% you will not be sold green there.


  • #40
    denhaagenite
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭denhaagenite


    mariaalice wrote: »
    What do the lower achieving Irish females do?
    In my experience, move to Eindhoven :P


  • #41
    inforfun
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 20,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
    There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

    As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.


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  • #42
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    inforfun wrote: »
    Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
    There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

    As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.
    LOL... compare to ROTTERDAM eindhoven is heaven


  • #43
    inforfun
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 20,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    Asmooh wrote: »
    LOL... compare to ROTTERDAM eindhoven is heaven

    Lets not get into that on an Irish site.

    Someone asked an opinion on Eindhoven and where to get his "smokes"
    I answered that, somewhat.


  • #44
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    dont bother wrote: »
    Eindhoven will not allow you to buy buds in their coffeeshops unless you can prove you are a citizen of netherlands.

    i was there recently, and this is enforced. so i flew through amsterdam and picked up my supply there. it's only an hour and a half on the train, but you WILL NOT be sold weed in Eindhoven... except for off dodgy yokes outside.
    Asmooh wrote: »
    If you are getting for weed, we have a new law in The Netherlands that weed cannot be sold to people that are not dutch anymore.

    Just saying.

    Wrong there, its for people that are Dutch Residents, nothing to do with being Dutch.

    http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-de-gemeentelijke-basisadministratie-gba.html

    You get membership of a a coffee shop (wietpas) by getting an extract from the register from your local city hall if you want, but you can also use other identity now that proves you live in the Netherlands, but that has nothing to do with being Dutch.
    inforfun wrote: »
    Of all the **** places in Holland, Eindhoven would be right at the top. "City" built for Philips employees in the past. Wouldnt live there for free basically.
    There is really nothing positive to say about that hell hole while the area around it is actually quite nice.

    As for coffee shops, no idea. I am Dutch and interested in that ****. That is what happens if you take the "illegal" out of things, it loses about 90% of its attraction.

    Eindhoven is not in Holland, but yeh, Rotterdam is a Kip, I used to live in the Hague and Rotterdam was like visiting Ballymun.


  • #45
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    keithclancy wrote: »
    Wrong there, its for people that are Dutch Residents, nothing to do with being Dutch.

    http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/persoonsgegevens/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-de-gemeentelijke-basisadministratie-gba.html

    You get membership of a a coffee shop (wietpas) by getting an extract from the register from your local city hall if you want, but you can also use other identity now that proves you live in the Netherlands, but that has nothing to do with being Dutch.



    Eindhoven is not in Holland.
    Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

    I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs


  • #46
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Asmooh wrote: »
    Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

    I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs

    Your talking about a Verblijfsvergunning (Permanent Residents card)

    EU/EEA Citizens don't get those.


  • #47
    denhaagenite
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭denhaagenite


    Asmooh wrote: »
    Hmm, I tought that you needed to have a Dutch ID card, which you will get after living in The Netherlands for 5 years.

    I don't use drugs tho.. so I don't know the ins-outs

    Nope, you can go to the Gemeente and get a verklaring van residentie, mentioning that you want it to get a wietpas. It lasts for 3 months so people go to the coffeeshop and get a sort of membership card there I believe. I'm not a smoker either but people were asking for awhile after it became prohibited for non residents to buy so I found out.


  • #48
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    keithclancy wrote: »
    Your talking about a Verblijfsvergunning (Permanent Residents card)

    EU/EEA Citizens don't get those.
    No, but you can get an ID card after 5 years


  • #49
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Asmooh wrote: »
    No, but you can get an ID card after 5 years

    No you don't, I've lived here nearly 8 years, only Dutch Citizens get a National ID Card, everyone else uses their National ID Card from their own country which means Irish people don't have any ID Card (at the moment)


  • #50
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    pickarooney wrote: »
    'T bakkerij maybe, or Pink if they're still there. Most places are crap. Eindhoven is crap.

    Eindhoven is beautiful, if you're looking for a quite weekend away.
    If you're after mayhem and debauchery - you'd be much better of in Amsterdam - from what I remember it's about half an hour or so away by train.


  • #51
    inforfun
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 20,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    keithclancy wrote: »

    Eindhoven is not in Holland, but yeh, Rotterdam is a Kip, I used to live in the Hague and Rotterdam was like visiting Ballymun.

    Yeah, i call my county whatever the **** i like, thank you very much.

    There is someone in this thread advising the OP to go to Groningen in Friesland..... Now, if you feel the need to point out errors, knock yourself out.
    And if you go through the same person posting history, you ll find a few more gems like that about Holland/The Netherlands.


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  • #52
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    keithclancy wrote: »
    No you don't, I've lived here nearly 8 years, only Dutch Citizens get a National ID Card, everyone else uses their National ID Card from their own country which means Irish people don't have any ID Card (at the moment)
    that sucks, because you need to identify yourself in Netherlands, so you need to carry an ID always otherwise they can give you a ticket for it.


  • #53
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    inforfun wrote: »
    Yeah, i call my county whatever the **** i like, thank you very much.

    There is someone in this thread advising the OP to go to Groningen in Friesland..... Now, if you feel the need to point out errors, knock yourself out.
    And if you go through the same person posting history, you ll find a few more gems like that about Holland/The Netherlands.

    Good man.
    Asmooh wrote: »
    that sucks, because you need to identify yourself in Netherlands, so you need to carry an ID always otherwise they can give you a ticket for it.

    Only if you do something wrong, even then you only need to Identify yourself to the point where you can prove to the police who you actually are, I cross the border every day for the last 7 years and never had a problem.

    Its the same rule in Ireland, if you commit an offence and the Gardai aren't satisfied that you are who you say you are they can hold you in custody until its possible to verify your identity.


  • #54
    Asmooh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭Asmooh


    keithclancy wrote: »
    Good man.
    Its the same rule in Ireland, if you commit an offence and the Gardai aren't satisfied that you are who you say you are they can hold you in custody until its possible to verify your identity.
    Hmm i didn't know that :)

    I don't feel like carrying my passport all the time


  • #55
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    Sindbad coffee shop will hook you up OP, just ask for Geert ;)

    http://www.coffeeshop-sindbad.nl/shop.php?l=en


  • #56
    crockholm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭crockholm


    Poor ol Rotterdam getting a bit of a beating here,pity,love the new high rise buildings going up there,one of the top modern city skylines in Europe.When I lived o'er yonder,the more smoke inclined fellahs would head of to Breda or Amsterdam.And to reccommend a placefor sight seeing,I would say Middleburg-quite an interesting place and more of a low church vibe that is missing from the larger Dutch cities.


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