1 ReviewThe Philips Incandescent Lamp Factory of 1891
In the oldest Philips factory building an impression is given of how incandescent lamps were made over a hundred years ago. It is probably the only...
8 ReviewsOur guide a real "Bredanaar" (person who lived all his live in Breda) here in the picture, told us that this is the original castle door, in the old days it has two stairs beside each other, because...
8 ReviewsNot far from Tilburg (between Kaatsheuvel and Drunen) there is a very beautiful and exceptional area. It's part of a national park (2400 hectares). In summer and during the weekends many people go out...
1 ReviewLots of coffeeshops in Eindhoven, in every district as well in the center.
In our district Gestel close to my home isIndian Dylan
On the Stratumseind 95, there is a pub called "De Bakkerij", in the...
4 ReviewsStanislaw Maczek was a Polish general who liberated Breda in 1944. He was made an honorary citizen of the city. When he died in 1994 at 102 years of age, he was flown to Breda to be buried at the...
2 ReviewsLook closely in the parks!! Day or night, you'll often see ducks and rabits having fun!!
:)
I have never seen so many rabits..they just run all ver the place.. I just thought it was cool. Specially...
1 ReviewWe have one of the oldest 'Begijnhofjes' in the Netherlands. This is a place were nuns live together in small houses with their own gardens etc. You'll find it in the Centre. Second, there is the...
1 ReviewWhen you're in Eindhoven you're likely to meet Arnol Kox who spends most of his days in the centre of the city and will want to talk to you (yes, you!) about Jesus and God and Important Stuff. Don't...
1 ReviewThe neighborhood called Ginneken, south of the city centre, is a former village, annexed by the city of Breda after WWII. It's still has the village-type atmosphere, however. Tree-lined streets and a...
1 ReviewHarry Van der Heyden, artist:
I was lucky enough to have Carin take me to her friend Harry's house. He
was gracious and didn't mind Carin bringing a stranger from NJ to visit! He gave us a
tour of...
1 ReviewYes..this is a UFO! Not a real one of course..but this Ufo used to hold a free museum containing new technologies! Unfortunately, it's closed now..but the weird lights emanating from it at night make...
1 ReviewEindhoven as a VERY large university that specialises in Engeneering and IT. I tought it looked fairly nice. It's not built very high, but it's spreads in a behemoth campus. Walking around it can take...
1 ReviewIf you follow the bike paths, you'll end up in some sort of 'circle' under the level of the roads, where a few paths converge. There you will see grafiti. Even thought I'm not a fan of the usual...
1 ReviewThe Design Academy is where many future designers are studying today. The school is located in De Witte Damme and there are many galleries and also a library to visit in the same building. To visit...
Noord-Brabant used to be a true beer paradise. But Heineken managed to destroy most of it. Other big breweries followed the Heineken example. Bars will usually sport a Heineken or Amstel sign, indicating that they belong to the Heineken group (which often offers a few good Belgian beers too), others will say Oranjeboom or Dommelsch (which means they belong to the Interbrew group, usually a guarantee for a very limited choice of inferior beers. When the sign says Bavaria you'll be able to get the Bavaria pilsner, the Koningshoeven beers and probably Kroon Wit.Today only one old brewery remains independent. It's Budels, from the village of Budel, and it produces a choice of beers that I have yet to taste for myself. Two other former survivors, Kroon from Oirschot and the Koningshoeven trappist brewery, sold their souls to the big Bavaria firm which closed the first one altogether and made...
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