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Greetings!
I've given myself an early christmaspresent this year, and flies down to fair Holland for some psychodelic goodness this saturday. But what else is there to do in Eindhoven? any good vinylshops to visit? any noteable human statues? mime artists? doves humpin? any tips appreceiated!
see you saturday!
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Dig around the charmingly scruffy CD TEEK for new & used vinyl; they have CDs and DVDs, too.
From the effenaar, follow the pedestrians-only shopping street all the way to the end, it'll take you about 10 minutes unless you get sidetracked. At the traffic lights, cross the big street and you're in the Kleine Berg.
Ignoring all the yuppie boutiques and winebars, bear to the right. Ignoring the ongoing profusion of yuppie boutiques and winebars, you'll find the TEEK on your right-hand side. I don't think there's even a sign, it's very low budge…you can't miss it.
I think the Bullitt record/cd store still exists, though it has moved at least twice, maybe even three times. Hmmm, according to their site, they exist…Stratumseind 64. From the effenaar, follow the pedestrians-only shopping street til you see the V&D department store to your left, turn left, go all the way to the end til you see the big cathedral to your right. Cross the square and you're in Stratumseind — can't miss it, it's this endless pedestrians-only street lined with bars & clubs & snackbars, the stench alone will confirm you are there. Keep going til you almost reach the bridge, Bullit should be on your right.
And since you're already at the bridge, go right (I think?) and you'll find the Van Abbe Museum. It's interesting and has a nice cafe, too.
Before you enter the sterile forboding concrete box known as the effenaar, walk a few steps beyond the club's cafe & you'll see the brick remains of the facade of the original club (which itself was a converted factory). The site of many, many genius Motorpsycho shows back in the day!
As for notable statues: don't miss "The Big Lebowski" behind the train station…
Have fun!
Good vinyls and only the best of Dutch and English literature/poetry at the mobile bookstore OpenDichtbus – this saturday on de Markt in center Eindhoven.
Big MP-fan too
thanks lucid! cached on my google maps
Excellent tips!Hope I make it there in time to get some legwork done – and there's always sunday.
s
Good point Fillmore – i know there are some quite in the centre, but do foreign Psychonauts have to import their lil "smoking pleasure" to Eindhoven (Holland) already, or are the shops still open? What a paradox that would be after all those years…
Good coffeeshops in Eindhoven:
-Writers Cafe (Boekencafe Schrijvers, just a few steps from the effenaar, Dommelstraat 24)
-Bagels & Juice (Kleine Berg 19, stop there before or after your visit to the CD Teek, staff can be very friendly or very bitchy)
-De Verlichting (Emmasingel 22, second floor of the huge city library in the iconic Witte Dame building)
-Cafe T (takeaway stand in the foyer of the train station)
-Bagels & Beans (Jan van Lieshoutstraat 24, just around the corner from the big cathedral)
:MPD:
Another question, there's a chance I have to come to effenaar with my moped, are there lockers overthere to put in my gear.
Missus needs the car, trip is a bit to far to do on a bicycle and public transport not an option.
Also read some things bout limited vinyl of mp compilation recordings of effenaar concerts, 15€.
Yes, compare this thread
Dank je wel for de informatie (?) LLM, so I guess the shops will still be open to foreginers?! See you anyway at Effenaar
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