Closed Monday

Everything in the Netherlands is closed on Monday. So much for wandering the city on my free day. Strangely, the bus system seems to think that the weekend is Saturday and Sunday, but the museums and shops take off Monday (at least Monday AM) as well. As does the tourist office.

The day:

• 10:50 am - bus to Enschede Centraal
• 11:10 am -wander over to Oude Markt
• 11:15 am - look in vain for the VVV (tourist info) on the Oude Markt
• 12:00 pm - still looking and wandering
• 12:45 pm - found the VVV nowhere near where the map indicated. Closed.
• 1:00 pm - dönor kebob time
• 1:30 pm - start looking for Museum Jannink (fmr. textile factory)
• 2:00 pm - walk through ALDI because I can
• 2:05 pm - find Museum Jannink. Closed (and moved elsewhere).
• 2:30 pm - ah, a library! They'll be able to help me find Rijksmuseum Twente.

Librarian: "Looks like the museum is closed on Monday during the school year - but school is ended so they may be open. It's a nice walk, why don't you try?"

• 2:40 pm - start looking for Rijksmuseum Twente
• 3:00 pm - see Rijksmuseum Twente
• 3:01 pm - see open door in Rijksmuseum Twente
• 3:02 pm - enter Rijksmuseum Twente.

Me: "Do you take credit card?"
Rijksmuseum Attendant: "We're closed. And, no."

• 3:03 pm - sit on park bench and listen to mp3 player
• 3:40 pm - buy bread in Oude Markt
• 3:50 pm - buy cheese in Oude Markt
• 4:00 pm - buy laundry detergent in Oude Markt
• 4:30 pm - have a Grolsch at local restaurant
• 5:45 pm - supper at same restaurant (one nuuuuuuursed-beer later)
• 6:25 pm - catch bus back to Universiteit Twente
• 6:30 pm - rain shower over; walk back to room
• 7:15 pm - Skype Spouse
• 8:00 pm - reserve room at Schiphol for Friday night
• 8:40 pm - finish blog post

Yes, folks, that's me: world traveler.