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amsterdam trip

marimbas

Member
Hey guys

Well i went to amsterdam the marihuana mecca, well thats the way they call it.
So Amsterdam is a very beautifull city, its very well organized, i stayed inside the first 2 canal rings, in a hotel close to the heineken factory. (we went to the heiniken museum but it was closed, it will reopen in december they said)
The museums are very nice, the Van Gogh museum is exelent, it has over 200 paintings from him. And paintings of other artists, its in a very nice place where all the museums are, so its a great spot to meet people.
But anyways whats up in Amsterdam, well the coffee shops are amazing, (not all of them) but you can find some brutal coffee shops, i got to say i have 2 favorites, wich are Abraxas, and Dampkring. Then Green house, and Barneys both in Harleemerstraat. Also i visited Homegrown, and the Yellow Mellow.
I think i visited something else but i dont remember...

The most potent herb was in Homegrown and Yellow Mellow. The best ambience Dampkring, and Abraxas. But a great spot to smoke and have a coffee and read some are Barneys, and Green house. (THIS IS ALL MY OPINION).

Now what did i smoked, well in homegrown, NYCD
in Dampkring Lavander
in Abraxas
in Yellow Mellow some dark hash, i dont remember wich one, and some blueberry
in barneys chocolote haze
In green house, something strawberry. I dont remember the compleate name.

Anyways the herb is amazing, the flavour, and the potency all around is great. Probably some of you will find that the herb you grow can be better, but the cool thing here is that you have tons of diferent kinds, in all the different coffeeshops.

Also i was smoking in the street walking around, and noone said anything to me, i dont know if its legal or not, but the cops never ever said anything to me or to my friend.

What about the redlight disctrict, its very wild thats what i got to say, i imagined it more brutal but its not. The prostitutes are behind the windows, and sometimes they open the windows to talk to the people walking, but they are very respectful. Also we went to a sex show to see what a hell was that, we imagined it to be like a porn movie, but its more as a couple having sex on a stage, kissing and being tender, and people there are just drinking a beer, and smoking a cigarrete, the idea of a sex show is very rough, but in fact being there is quite light.
Now the total downside in Red light disctrict, is that there are thousends of dealers selling you coke, extasis, crack or any kind of shit you want. And they are all trying to sell it to you like if it was candy, they come to you and they start whispering "Coooke, eeextasis" but you may hear this probably at least 20 times a night, if you walk around that zone.

What about the food, well its a city that has food everywhere, all kind, and i mean all kind, from shit, to well served food. Youll find restaurants from all around the world, everywhere. So if you are in amsterdam dont worry about the food, lets say that you can eat for a few euros, or you can have a desent meal for around 20 euros, or if you want something upclass youll find reataurants that go for much more...

The party in amsterdam, is different, Well i got to say i come from a place where the party is brutal. And i was trying to find some good partys, the deal is that youll find tons of pubs, around the city, there are 2 places in wich there are los of pubs and a few discos, the pubs can get crowded, and the discos too. But the ambience is very quiet, the discos are alright, youll find out that the ratio between men and woman is strange, there are much more men than woman. But youll find some pubs that have a better ambience, and you can have a drink or 2 there.

I can say that amsterdam in an all around is a very beautifull city, with lots of freedom, its a great city if you want to go to have a smoke, and chill around. I would recomend you to go with a few friends, or with a girlfriend. So you wont get bored at night, if you want to party.

There is another coffee shop we coundt go in because we were too stoned, and we didnt want to smoke more in that moment, its called Amnesia is by the old jewish neighborhood, is more as a classy coffeeshop, and its beautifull.
Also please dont eat only hamburgers and pizzas, try the dutch food, its great.
I had a big plate of smashed potatoes, with a huge meatball, with gravy. delicious!!
And dont forget to get the Entertainment guide, it has great advises, and a handy map!! lol

Well if you want to contribute or anything please do!!! ill try to post a map with the places i visited and i recomend the most!
 
G

Guest

nice 1

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glad u enjoyed your stay ,,theres no finer city for a tokers break :rasta:
 
G

Guest

glad you had a great time,i enjoyed my last trip(i was baby sitting a nephew of mine for my sister,she didnt trust him alone!)i enjoyed the dampkring shops as well(laughing buddha,and G13xhaze were my favorites of this trip)i cant believe the silly dealer's in the redlightdistrict didnt offer you viagra as well!(maybe it's just the way i look LOL)next time you go stay further out of the town(cheaper,better and quieter)try the markets(second hand,flower and antique).BTW it is illegal to smoke in the streets(you get a BIG fine)but the dutch dont usually care,,usually!!.i always try to smoke in quiet places(like the park near rembrentsplein)if i'm outside.anywho when are you going back?
 

bigherb

Well-known member
Veteran
my man u popped ur dam cherry .i bet u wish u didnt hav too leave n r planning a future trip ino i am . grey area best bud in the dam ,bluebird comfortable wit great hash selection ,also anyday n katsu r som of da beta shops too look out 4 on ur next visit as is barney n g.h. dampkring which u seem too already kno i prefer tweede kamer the lil brother spot to damkring much more helpful staff relaxed surrounding wit friendly knowledgeable locals.i like the feeling of smokin a L down the oza while deciding my first pic of the nite.as soon as i com out da airport i smell freedom.

i hav dreams of amsterdam every night at 2
 

marimbas

Member
haha heyyy guys thanks for responding!! When am i going back, well im not sure im planning on going into some other places, but who knows... i want to go with a few friends or some woman! lol!! im not into prostitutes... but we'll see, a group trip would be fun to be honest... to bad i missed the 4:20
 
cool website, south. I'll try to remember to take pics. Though I may get too stoned and forget to pull out my camera. XP
 
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baccas125

Hey Mariambas sound like you had a great time, let me know when you are going again I can show you soo much more of the town.
 
G

Guest

I'm going in August, was chatting to the hashman today and the new stock looks absolutely amazing, the super kif is so blonde and the other Moroccans all look fantastic. I'm not gonna buy ANYTHING in the coffeeshops, just a load of hash from the man himself and wander round checking out the cultural highlights (and maybe a few lowlights! lol)
 
G

Guest

i'm going july ,, cant go august, gotta goto see my best mucker in spain in august :headbange
 

southflorida

lives on planet 4:20
Veteran
wish i could go every month.....and hopefully in a few years I can....just have to work my ass off and make enough money to be able to take regular vacations to holland....the best country for cannabis smokers
 

Prof Sublime

Hard working pothead
Veteran
I went the past 2 420's not this year though, and it hurt. Going two years in a row then skipping a year reallly sucks. I cant wait to get back, its the best place ever. Make sure you goto Haarlem, I like Haarlem ALOT! Wilma and Alberts steakhouse, YUMMMMMMM....
 

southflorida

lives on planet 4:20
Veteran
prof...been to holland twice, and this may was in haarlem....smoked lots of weed and hash from ww indica coffeeshop....in this thread there are some pics from my first day of shopping....a small amount of what I bought and sampled

the rest didnt photograph...since was wasted 24/7
 

Prof Sublime

Hard working pothead
Veteran
I can hear you on not photographinh your pictures. I always get too lazy to do it. I got some pictures that I will post later today. Im going to go back to NL in January I belive.

Heres a 5 min video I made of my trip. It isnt nothig to special but, watch if youd like. Dont mind the quality and some parts are fast forwarded. Enjoyy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BvY6mn4_Es :rasta:
 

southflorida

lives on planet 4:20
Veteran
prof sublime.......cool video...this was impossible for me to even think about.....i only took some shit on my video and erased it in the morning in the hotel room

i liked living in haarlem and smoking weed and hash in willie wortel's indica coffeeshop

april 2009 plan on doing 10 days of holland in a row

and smoke joints like i am smoking now




 

Prof Sublime

Hard working pothead
Veteran
Willie Wortles is probly my favorite shops, the Sativa one, I belive. In the back of the city by the big windmill. I have a good friend who lived above that shop and was gooood friends with Nol. So I have had the chance to sit above the shop in the apt an smoke with Nol a few times. Nol always has some good shit on him, and a super cool dude. If you havent yet, meet him and if you can get him to smoke his shit with you. We were all sittin around smoke Jack the Ripper ice-o-lator hash, and many joints of who knows what. My favorite smoke from WW was the sticky fingers and the Tbizla hash. Im planning on goin mid January 09, I stay in the Dam tho most of the time.
Thanks for watchin my video.
 
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