We need to ask you a contribution of 5,- for the whole weekend. This is only to cover the costs, we do not make any profit.

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1 Event Information In this document you can find all details of the sub events of the Queen s Day Weekend in Eindhoven. Below you find the program. Just click on the sub event to get more information. We need to ask you a contribution of 5,- for the whole weekend. This is only to cover the costs, we do not make any profit. Please buy your ticket before 20 April! Go to: This includes: - Entrance to the main party - DJ at the main party - Outdoor Games - Map of Eindhoven - Small guidebook of Eindhoven Extra prepayments are necessary for the dinner on Saturday night ( 9,50) and the Homedinners on Sunday night ( 5,-). Friday 27 April Welcome Party TAC: Vonderweg 1 Saturday 28 April Van Gogh Walking Tour Start from the main train station in Eindhoven (centre side)

2 City Tour s Hertogenbosch Start from in front of the train station in s Hertogenbosch (centre side) Short city tour Eindhoven Start from Café Wilhelmina: Wilhelminaplein 6 Dinner (reservation and prepayment necessary!) Eetcafé zaal Ramona: Schootsestraat 66 Main party Eetcafé zaal Ramona: Schootsestraat 66 Sunday 29 April Picnic in the park Karpendonkse Plas Outdoor games Karpendonkse Plas Home dinners (reservation and prepayment necessary!) Address will be send to you later Queen's Night Market Square Monday 30 April Queen's Day Market Square

3 Friday 27 April Welcome Party TAC: Vonderweg 1 Entrance 3,- On Friday night we kick off the Queen s Day Weekend at TAC. Here you can have a drink, chat with people, dance and even see some art! TAC, Temporary Art Centre, organizes a creative event called Half om Half. Half om Half is an event with a mix of music, visuals and silk screen prints with juicy and unique designs that will be printed on T-shirts and bags this night. There's a design contest, three designs will win and be printed during the event. The rest of the designs will be exposed in TAC. It will be a fun, energetic, danceable night. The music is a mix of house, electro, techno and dubstep. Special attention goes to several artists and the silk screen printing. Line Up: Enrico Fuerte // Slipstream & Krankenclown // Benjamin Z // Pini Pini the Human Sound Machine (unfortunately their website is only in Dutch) Temporary Art Centre (TAC) Vonderweg 1, 5611 BK Eindhoven TAC can be found right opposite the football stadium of PSV (Philips Stadion)

4 Saturday 28 April Van Gogh Walking Tour Start from the main train station in Eindhoven (centre side) If you like to see a bit of Dutch culture and like to be active, then this is the tour for you! The total walking distance is 25km, and shall take about 7 hours. During the hike we will have two breaks of 1 hour each. People who are late or who don't want to walk the full route can join or leave us there and take the bus back to Eindhoven Centre (see below). Please bring good shoes (preferably boots) as we shall walk through nature and forest as well. We hope the weather god s will favor us, but just in case take care of an umbrella (this is the Netherlands). The schedule of the hike: PART 1: (9km - 2 hour). A walk through residential area, where we see the house from Philips, a graffiti area to see cool paintings like those: Further we walk to parks, lakes, forest, a castle and castle garden and nice nature. Rest from PART 2: (9km - 2 hour). The watermills - We shall walk through nice nature to see two ancient watermills that both appeared in works from Vincent van Gogh. The first mill is from the 13 th century, the second from the 11 th century. At the first mill ( ) the millers will explain the process of producing real oil and flower. Then we walk along the river in the beautiful nature area De Zeggen, to get to the second mill (around ) where we can have a drink and something to eat. Rest from PART 3: (7km - 3 hour). We will continue our route to the center of the Village Nuenen (arrival around 15.30), also known as Van Gogh Village, because this Dutch painter made 25% of his work here in the 19 th century. Historians call it The Nuenen Period. We shall also visit a traditional windmill. Rest and food at the mills During the hike we shall rest several times. You also have opportunities to get some food.

5 At the Collse Watermill you can buy some food like: traditional Dutch pea soup (erwtensoup), bread with Dutch cheese, cooked eggs, Belgium fries (own expense) Opwettense Watermill Roosdonck Windmill, you can get some tea with a Dutch syrop waffle (stroopwafel) (own expense). Options to join later If you only want to do a part of the route. You can join us on the way. First option At take Bus 6 (direction Nuenen) and leave the bus at bus stop Koudenhoven. If you miss that bus you can also try bus 55 (direction 't Hofke) and leave the bus at 10:32 at bus stop Pagelaan. Wait at the bus stop and you will be picked up by us. Second option At 13:41 take Bus 6 (direction Nuenen) and leave the bus at 13:47 bus stop Koudenhoven. Wait at the bus stop and you will be picked up by us. Third option At Bus 55 (direction 't Hofke) and leave the bus at 14:32 bus stop Pagelaan. Wait at the bus stop and you will be picked up by us. Fourth option It s possible to only join the part in Nuenen. There are several buses going: Bus 6, 22 and 122. It is absolutely worth to join, as we visit places about Van Gogh's life and the inside of a working windmill. We shall be in Nuenen around at Van Gogh's house. From the busstop you should walk to Van Gogh s house by yourself and we will meet you there. Van Gogh s house Berg 26 For a map click here. For more information about buses and bus times you can check:

6 City Tour s Hertogenbosch Start from in front of the train station in s Hertogenbosch (centre side) Get to know a bit of general history, walk in the modern city area of Den Bosch and relax in the nature. Good to know: the official name of the city is 's Hertogenbosch, but most people call it Den Bosch. Start location: We will start at the Central Train Station. Somewhere between the busses and the fontain. Look for the red-white-yellow flag. We gather at We'll start the citytour at 12.00! In the meanwhile you can buy a Bossche Bol (a typical pastry from the city) in order to get some energy for the walk! We walk around the city for about 2 hours. Lunch: From till we will have lunch (own expense). The place depends on the weather. Photo Puzzle: During lunch/at the end of lunch we'll make groups and hand out the puzzle instructions. At we'll start the puzzle tour competition. The first group to return will get a nice CS present. The tour/puzzle will end at latest. Alternative: If you'd like to do a boat tour instead please let us know. We'll help you buying your ticket at the ticket desk. For pictures of the boat tour: deshow_jb_01.htm How to get there From Eindhoven you can catch a direct train to s Hertogenbosch. For actual times and prizes see:

7 Short city tour Eindhoven Café Wilhelmina: Wilhelminaplein 6 See a bit of Eindhoven and have a drink together. You will get an impression of the city centre, but we will not walk a lot. It s mainly to have some fun together. Program Meet at terrace of cafe Wilhemina Small walk around city center Enjoying a drink at one of the terraces of Dommelstraat Small walk around city center towards dinner/party location Café Wilhelmina Wilhelminaplein 6, 5611 HE Eindhoven

8 Dinner (reservation and prepayment necessary!) Eetcafé zaal Ramona: Schootsestraat 66 Before the main party starts we can have a nice dinner together. Please choose and pay your food before 20 April!! For payment go to this website: There are 6 menus you can choose from. Three cheaper menus and three more extensive menus. There are two options for vegetarians as well. Please choose and pay your menu before 20 April 2012 (so the cook can buy fresh ingredients). Menu French fries with schnitzel. Served with peas and carrots. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. Menu TYPICAL DUTCH MEAL! Vegetable Soup. Mashed potatoes with sauerkraut and sausage. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. Menu VEGETARIAN Vegetable Soup. French fries with cheese soufflé. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. Menu Vegetable soup with extra vegetables. French fries with half a fried chicken. Served with peas and carrots. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. Menu Vegetable soup with extra vegetables. Fried mini-potatoes with schnitzel in venison sauce. Served with peas, carrots and salad. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. Menu VEGETARIAN Baguette with herb butter. Vegetable soup with extra vegetables. Macaroni with tomato-vegetable sauce. Ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry sauce. For a map see the information on the Main Party.

9 Main party Eetcafé zaal Ramona: Schootsestraat 66 The Main Party of the Queen s Day Weekend (besides Queen s Day of course). Saturday night will be the Main Party. Listen to the music, meet new people, meet old friends, have good conversations, dance, but most of all HAVE FUN! Make sure you buy your weekend ticket before 20 April! For payment go to this website: Eetcafé zaal Ramona Schootsestraat 6, 5616 RE Eindhoven

10 Sunday 29 April Picnic in the park (weather dependent) Karpendonkse Plas Let s have a picnic in the park, next to the water! Bring your own food and drinks. Please note that most supermarkets are closed on Sundays. Whether it s for breakfast or lunch we will have a scenic picnic in the park. Bring whatever food you like. We try to arrange something soft to sit on, but to be sure bring a towel! Since it is a public place we want to ask you to keep the place nice and clean. Bringing alcoholic drinks is your own responsibility! At many places outdoor alcohol is prohibited. After the picnic you can get active again by joining the outdoor games. Karpendonkse Plas

11 Meeting point Look for the Couchsurfing flag!

12 Outdoor games (weather dependent) Karpendonkse Plas Get active again! Play (some typical Dutch) outdoor games together. The group will be split up in different teams. Every team will play the same games and get a score. Some games are traditional Dutch games. The games are not difficult, but just fun and a good way to get to know each other better. Same location as the picnic. See the information about the picnic for maps.

13 Home dinners (reservation and prepayment necessary!) Address will be send to you later Share the last proper dinner together, before the Queen s Night and Day madness starts. Local couchsurfers will prepare dinner for you in their house. Please subscribe and pay ( 5,-) before 20 April so the cooks know how much food to prepare. For payment go to this website: Bring your own (alcoholic) drinks! There will be different locations for the home dinners, though all are close to the city centre. The address where your dinner is waiting for you will be send to you a few days before.

14 Queen's Night Market Square Celebrate Queen s Night in Eindhoven. We meet at the Market Square, around the Carrousel. Look for the Couchsurfing flag! Market Square We will meet around (the place of) the Carrousel

15 Monday 30 April Queen's Day Market Square The big day! Celebrate Queen s Day today in the streets, squares and bars. Enjoy the ambience, the music, food and drinks or buy a souvenir for your parents :-) We will meet at the Market Square again. Same place as Queen s Night. You can find us close to the Carrousel. Look for the Couchsurfing flag! For maps see Queen s Night.