A couple of Mark's mates, Pete and Andrew, came last weekend for a visit to Eindhoven. Of course we had to show them a good time! They had spent the previous night up in Amsterdam, so let's just say they were a little rough from the night before! On Saturday evening we visited a few of the local pubs here in Eindhoven,... but by midnight just when things were starting to get busy on the "pub street", it was time to go home. Our guests were shattered. We chalked it up to their night in Amsterdam and those early closing hours for pubs back in Britain.

One of our fascinations with living in Holland is the Dutch version of fast food. Called the "Automat." It's basically a warm vending machine in the wall. You put in your money in the slot, open up one of the little doors and you have a quick, warm snack! Unfortunately, some of the items that are available look as if they have been in there for about 3 months. When giving the "Eindhoven tour" to our guests, Mark had pointed out the Automat and our friends were absolutely fascinated and disgusted by it. I guess it didn't help that Mark convinced the two of them that one of the sausages was actually dog poo. (I think Poodle poo, to be more exact!)