Hotel Parkzicht Eindhoven

De voorbereidingen zijn in volle gang en verlopen voorspoedig. De reisroute is vastgesteld (althans, voor zover dat kan bij een trip als deze), de tickets zijn er, inclusief tickets voor alle treintrajecten. Het zal straks in de praktijk vast wel anders gaan, maar ze zijn niet zo duur en we hebben nu in elk geval een gereserveerde plaats. Meestal is het 2nd AC, op de eerste trajecten 3rd AC. Ook het visum hebben we nu. Volgende week krijgen we de typhusvaccinate, de rest was nog in orde.

De schumibruder zijn bij elkaar gekomen om de laatste puntjes op i te zetten.
Vanuit het Digitale Dorp Sambeek vertrekken we maandagmiddag (few, toch nog uitslapen maandag) naar schiphol.

De eerste tussenstop zal dan tussen de Udon noodles en de Sushi van Tokyo zijn.

Nu eerst nog zeker zijn dat de blog gaat werken, dus als je tot hier komt dan is dat alvast gelukt.

Bruder i.

... and filling our heads with fairy tales. We then headed back to Emil's pretty great student apartment, before heading out for a Greek dinner (Emil, Claus and I) and then to a pub for some pretty good Danish beer. We were joined later by Claus's lovely girlfriend, Louisa, and her friend, Charlotte. It was a great evening with great company, and for those who may be wondering, both Claus and Emil are in fine form and doing very well. Odense is a pretty city, and despite the huge ...

... alley where Hugo won handily.
The next day the kids had to go back to school, so we decided to head into Maastricht and have a look around. I'll let Whitney tell you about Maastricht and get to the important stuff -dinner! Trees cooked us Bami for dinner, which is a delicious noodle meal that went prettyquickly.
The following day is was time to say goodbye, so we bid farewell to the kidlets before school and got dropped off at the station with our bellies ...

... and she just gave me a look like what the hell is that guy doing smiling at me? I have found the day when a smile can offend and put someone in an absolute tailspin. They better Botox me then so my mouth doesn't accidently curl up into another smile. But then again the Botox salon I saw didn't open until noon.

Speaking of places opening at noon...I am trying to makes heads or tails of the opening hours of places. Nothing is the same. One store will be open noon to 5 ...

... career background. I thought of sending tulips to my mother but then changed my mind because it wouldn't be practical. A brief stop at my hotel and I found the van gough museum within a short walk. I decided not to go in because Frankly, I am not a big Van gough guy and I am really enthralled by the whole experience of just being...I don't have to "do." On my way back...I found the main Fashion district and went for a stroll amongst ...

... the first act of the day, but they had the place packed and the dance field hoppin'. I got a lot of good pics and some video which I attempt to put up on Facebook. Some other random thoughts and happenings: - I also had the good fortune to see some other friends I had met previously. Jolein and Tine and I stayed at the same hostel in south France. They live near Antwerp, with is near Eindhoven. So they made their way to Eindhoven and we got to ...

... warm and wondering was it me or was it very hot outside, maybe a bit of both. I had to declare some chocolates and Irish tea bags for the people I was staying with. Going through customs was very easy, which was surprising since I only had a print out of my visa number and even then he did not ask for it. I remember him asking me what was I going to be doing in Australia and I said mostly touring and he said you have a working holiday ...

... their daughter Puck. Ben is a teacher, artist and fiercely iconoclastic intellectual long active in Rotterdam avant-garde art circles and publisher of Sea-Urchin Editions. He's also the mastermind behind the Buggers, an oppositional website dedicated to provoking radical political and cultural thought and action. Anneke Auer is an artist and digital media manipulator who creates, designs and manages websites like my own site, www.johnsinclair.us. She's just ...

... to routine. The next day we went indoor go karting with Nina and Matt. It was fun and I think Marieke and I will go back sometime next week. That night, the 8th, we went out to dinner and a movie with Nina and Matt which was fun. We had dinner at a great little Italian place. Tonight were going out into town to go dancing in the clubs. I will add pics from the adventure soon. Take care. -Kyle