Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Train Travel to Einhoven

Sometimes when you arrive at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol you may need to take the train to another town. Below is our experience while arriving and taking the train to Einhoven for a small trip.

Upon arriving into the Amsterdam, Netherlands airport we had decided to take the train to Einhoven instead of the rental car drive, and all of the traffic involved. At first after being disoriented, and a kittle confused we found a ticket machine and was able to buy a ticket very simply with little effort. However to my surprise the ticket offered no information on were to get the train. So after looking around the airport some more we finally found a ticket counter with a person attached, and willing to help us. She kindly printed out a simple itinerary that had all the relevant information including my connection. Once we changed trains just outside of Amsterdam the trip took about two hours in total, and a non event as we always prefer.

Now in Einhoven we found a taxi to take us to the Art Hotel (Old Best Western) very close to station. If we had known we would have just walked, and saved some time. 

The hotel interior is very modern and has newer buildings in this area. Now the room is not as nice, as the lobby but very spacious, and had all the necessities. The hotel does have WiFi but the signal is weaker than we would prefer. All in all the hotel is fine, and we do like the location being close to the train station. Downtown central is mostly shops with some smaller mall complexes mixed in. The decor is a mix of an older traditional town, and modern art buildings. It takes a little getting used too, but it is relatively a nice place to visit, and explore. Shopping seems to be the main item of interest with many small eateries mixed in all along the way.

Food here is relatively simple with meat, potatoes, and bread with many different styles, and textures to choose from. Lamb was on the menu here and was very good, and tender. 

The Dutch love their coffee going way back too their Indonesian colony days. They do have an international flair with food being Dutch and German and few other with what we have seen the most, and some Asian floating around as well. Now with that being said please understand that Dutch Asian food is more of a fusion, and a little different from what an experienced traveler may have found over in Asia.

Hospitality is was delightful, and everyone seems to be able to speak fluent english. Only some servers seem to have an issue, and this can be over come with basic Dutch or German words very quickly.

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