Eindhoven

1. Eindhoven is probably better called expats hub! There are plenty of Indians, Americans, Chinese, Koreans, British, Spanish you name…Indians primarily are in Philips, ASML, NXP and also students coming to TU/E
2. Indian restaurants: Sri Ganesh (south indian vegetarian), Lekker India, Touch of India, Taj Mahal, Jothi stores. Other options are Ethiopian restaurant has very nice dosa like veg menu, Afghanistan and Greek restaurants has rice items including vegetarian possibilities.
3. Indian restaurants: There are many caterers as well who can prepare for you as take away or supply for events like birthday party etc. Join facebook group to know more.
4. Indian grocery stores: Rohit, Omid stores, Jothi Stores, Sri Cash and Carry…..always watch out for expiry date. Also ask for bill and verify the rates charged are the same as mentioned on the product!! Unfortunately some shopkeepers (not all) find unique ways of overcharging after trust is built!! Also the Turkish and Chinese stores carry a lot of Indian stuff like variety of vegetables, dal etc. But if you want ready idli mix, pani puri packet etc, you have to go to Indian stores.
5. Indian grocery stores: There are also plenty of online stores with home delivery. You will find them in the facebook group Indians in Eindhoven
6. If you are looking for single person, shared accommodation basis etc try kamernet.nl (this is not via house agent).
7. Checkout http://open-market.nl/. It is a website created by the students to buy/sell stuff. Things like cycle, moving help, second hand articles, carpooling, discount tickets etc etc are traded. Subscribe for daily updates.
8. Most Albert Heijn grocery stores are open till 10.00PM Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, few are open from 12.00 to 20.00. Check http://www.ah.nl/albertheijn/winkelinformatie.
9. The Centrum shops are open till 17.00 Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday shops are open till 21.00.
10. Weekly Saturday market happens on the ‘Woenselse Markt’ street from 09.00 to 17.00.
11. Medicine at off hours (5.00 PM to 8.30AM, holidays, weekends) is available at Catherina hospital, in the Emergency department. You can drive/cycle to the emergency dept parking. Remember to carry your insurance details if you are buying prescription medicine. There is extra charge.
12. There is a shopping mall called ‘Winkel Centrum’ on the northern side of the city. See link  http://www.eindhoven-actueel.nl/woenselxl.html
13. Pathe, Vue, Bioscoope are popular cinema halls in the centrum. While it costs about € 8 for each movie, you can buy a monthly pass for about €20 for unlimited movies. All English movies are screened here.
14. Very often Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies are screened as well – especially on the weekends!
15. Stratumseind is the pub street of Eindhoven – even if you do not drink, this street is a must visit on a Friday/Saturday late night.
16. Travel by bus is cheaper with OV-chipkaart. There is no day-pass available. Buying a ticket on the bus costs € 3.50 per leg of travel. The same with a OV-chipkaart will most likely cost much less depending on the length of travel.
17. Travel by bus is free for kids upto 12 years old when accompanied by an adult.
18. Popular Taxi company that operates in Eindhoven is Ciba; phone: 0402443333
19. The train station in Eindhoven has escalator from/to the train platform.
20. Cricket for amateurs, tennis ball: go to facebook group TUeCricketEindhoven. People play for fun every Saturday in the TU/E premises starting somewhere in April thru September. Though the mailing group is very large, only about 10 to 15 show up. Click http://www.facebook.com/groups/TUeCricketEindhoven/.
21. A cricket tournament for amateurs takes place in June/July organized by High Tech campus folks. In 2013, 6 teams participate in this tournament – High Tech Campus, Cognizant, TU/E, Satyam, Wipro and ASML.
22. Cricket for professionals (leather ball): go to facebook group http://www.facebook.com/eindhovencc.
23. Eindhoven has an airport where budget airlines like Ryanair, Wizzair etc operate. Skanda Travels is also based out of Eindhoven.
24. There is 1 International school, located at Oirschotsedijk 14B, 5651 GC Eindhoven. The bus connectivity to the school is limited. A bus goes from station to the school at 8.00, 15.00 and 15.30. After a break of about 7 minutes at the school, it starts back to station. No stops in-between. While many parents living in the centrum area rely on this service, there are other parents that pool in together and hire a taxi for upto 7 children. There is another bus route more frequent. But this involves a o.5km walk to the school. The best option is to buy a cycle with a child seat (upto 25kgs). The path is very flat and easy ride. Do use google maps!
25. There are 2 bilingual schools where they teach in both Dutch and English. One is in the centrum and the other in Meerhoven. Both are by SALTO organization. Many Indians send their kids to these schools. The fees is also much lesser compared to the International School.
26. Popular day care for kids in the region is Korein. They have centers in multiple places around Eindhoven. Admission is generally available.
27. Moving service within Eindhoven and nearby locations: http://meubel-taxi.webs.com/
28. To print pictures, you can go to Media Markt or Hema.
29. http://www.ste.nl/ has Dutch language courses on Saturdays.
30. Volkuniversiteit Eindhoven offers reasonable price Dutch courses (I heard…not my experience).
31. Kempen and Rots-Vast are good agencies for house hunting. I have heard some negative comments about Stoit-Groep that they are expensive when you vacate!
32. For initial stay, if hotel cost is turning out to be too expensive, you can try http://www.pensioneindhoven.nl/index_en.html. It costs about 110/person/week inclusive of breakfast.
33. For initial stay, also try: http://www.woonhoteleindhoven.nl/en/index.html
34. In February every year, Carnival is celebrated for 3 days. People are dressed in crazy dress and it is all pure fun. There is also a parade that takes place. Entire centrum will be filled with people in fancy dress. In fact you can find only a hand full not dressed oddly!! Google for the dates Carnival takes place (Note: Celebration in Masstricht is supposed to be even bigger).
35. In August every year there is a games fair that happens on John F Kennedylaan. A stretch of 1 KM is blocked for this event that runs for 10 days. For details see  http://www.parkhilaria.nl/
36. In October every year, Eindhoven Marathon is held. Many Indians also participate.
37. In October every year, at night a circular route of about 10kms is lit with different types of lamps. At one point there is a small lake that is lit with lights.
38. In November every year, “Glow” festival is held. For a week, Eindhoven centrum is lit with artistic and creative lighting. Light is focused on the Catherina church or the Hooghhuis building making it look like the whole buiding is painted or broken or rearranged. This is a must see.
39. In November every year, the Netherlands Kannada get together is held. For details, go to http://shrigandha.nl
40. In November (or Diwali time), Indo-Dutch organization generally have a functions. About 200 to 300 Indians and also quite a few Dutch gather at that time.
41. For Diwali, you can buy sparklers in Action shop in the Piazza complex in the centrum. Ask for fireworks-sparklers. You get big and small size packs.
42. The Eindhoven main library is located in the Centrum. It is huge and carries books from various categories. Only hitch is that there are very few English books in most sections. There is a small but separate English section where you can find English books. Some kids books are also in English.  Visit  http://www.bibliotheekeindhoven.nl/www/Nieuws/obe_nieuws.htm for details.
43. For free legal help in Eindhoven, go to ‘rechtswinkel’. Per my knowledge, it is a body of students who will help in civil cases along with their professors. Consultation is free.
44. Swimming lessons for kids: Tongelreep (also possible for adults), Kikkersprong, TU/E sportsclub
45. Foot ball for kids: http://www.woenselseboys.net/. There would also be other options near your house location.
46. Chess: https://wlc.dse.nl/
47. Nearest formal Hindu temple is in Roermond (50 Kms). Open timings: Mon-Thu 18:00 to 19:00; Fri 18:00 to 21:00; Sat-Sun 17:00 to 19:00. Address: Schipperswal 26c Roermond Netherlands 6041
48. There are a couple of mandirs in Eindhoven where bhajans are organized. One of them is Trilok dham mandhir: Tongelresestraat 371 Eindhoven Netherlands 5642.
49. The tax office is located at Karel De Groteln 4, Eindhoven. You can call 08000543, press 0 to talk to them. Set an appointment, then go.
50. Bharatanatyam classes are held by a professional dancer near the centrum. Check Eindhoven facebook group.
51. Try this http://www.beyondmarketing.com/eindhoven/

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Disclaimer: This is my best effort and no responsibility will be taken for any inaccuracy