As I mentioned earlier in the blogpost about Glow light festival, we visited Eindhoven because our friend recently relocated there. Our plan was to visit Baarle-hertog on Saturday morning, then head to Eindhoven for the Glow light festival by evening. We had the whole of Sunday with us to explore Eindhoven and we did just that in 5 bikes!!! Yeah, our friends (a couple) and their pre-schooler in their 3 bikes and us in our 2 bikes (1 with a child seat)!
Also a special mention has to be done about Jan Zwartendijk, who was posted in Lithuania when WWII erupted. The embassy was abandoned and he took it over and wrote transit visa to whoever, esp., Jewish refugees who wanted to escape from Latvia to any Dutch colony incl Suriname, Curaçao etc. Doing this he saved more than 3000 lives. He has since been called the 'The Angel of Curaçao'. Today the offsprings of those 3000 people are more than a hundred thousand and the represent them, a monument with 100,000 lights have been put together to create a monument for Jan Zwartendijk in Kaunas in Lithania.
To Get There:
On Google Maps: Bike Rental (This is Eindhoven shop), PSV-Laan (Philips Stadium wall of Street Art), Philips Museum, Strijp S - Pastry Club, View point, Area 51, Machinekamer street graffiti, Pedestrian bridge, Street between MU Art Gallery and Yksi Expo.
Street Art: While there is no dedicated street art map, the app Street-Art Cities has quite an extensive map of the street-art of Eindhoven. It is yet to show up on their app, but its available on their website.
Strijp-S: The map is available with the tourism department that works with Augmented Reality when used with This is Eindhoven app (Google Play, Apple Store)!
Entry Tickets & Timings:
Street Art & Strijp S - Free, 24 x 7
Philips Museum: €9; (+ €2.5 for Design tour via augmented reality with ipad); 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Bike Rental: €12 per day (€50 deposit); Rental & returning is possible only during working hours of the tourist office.
P.S: I was invited to the Philips Museum & given the bikes for the day, by This is Eindhoven to experience the city for review purposes, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.
Entry Tickets & Timings:
Street Art & Strijp S - Free, 24 x 7
Philips Museum: €9; (+ €2.5 for Design tour via augmented reality with ipad); 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Bike Rental: €12 per day (€50 deposit); Rental & returning is possible only during working hours of the tourist office.
P.S: I was invited to the Philips Museum & given the bikes for the day, by This is Eindhoven to experience the city for review purposes, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.