Rolling flats of Amsterdam

Today started with a relaxing sroll out of the hotel for breakfast. My travelling preference is to get out of the sterile hotel environments and eat where the locals might be eating. We settled upon a Delifrance café and ordered morning cappuccinos and croissants. They were so fresh I had to supplement my original plain croissant with the chocolate and then the custard filled variations.

Our coffees were quickly prepared using the Cafina C80 machines pictured above. Nice fulfilling coffees, perhaps not quite presented as they would be at home but good coffee none the less. Since arriving in Amsterdam 25 hours ago we have seen just 1 tradition espresso machne. The majority of coffee shops are opting for the benefits of automatic machines.


Our job today was to visit the Bravilot Bonamat people located 50 kms out of Amsterdam. They are the people whom produuce the Bolero Xl42 machines that many of our gaming lounge customers use. Their offices are very clean and presentable. A tour of the factory showed why their machines are so relaible. Their factory utilises the latest robotic technologies for much of the manufacturing work. The robots can even continue working when the humans have gone home to sleep.

In the afternoon we received a technical presentation on the new enahnced version, the Bolero XL423 which is now available in Australia from Gilkatho.



Walking through the shopping precinct of Nieuwenduik I was struck with the wide range of services available from this shop. In case you can't read the thumbnail, they provide "Magic Mushroooms, Psychedelic herbs and pills, Sex stimulants, Energizers, psychedelic seeds, hemp seeds, head products and much much more." I get my kicks from coffee so I didn't need any of the wares but looking at the picture, travelling companion Nick Wolski seems to be paying a little too much attention.