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Puffin13 · 09-14-2007, 07:34 AM

Tell me it isnt true! Please! I heard that the first coffeeshop in Holland, Sarasani, has been closed due to a multi kilo bust by the politie. Can anyone in Utrecht confirm this for us please? A sad day. Truely! Peace.

Puffin13 · 09-14-2007, 10:30 AM

I have received confirmation that indeed coffeeshop Sarasani was closed down. The news article, in Dutch, is here: https://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/57115 What a friggin bummer! I guess owners greed took down another great coffeeshop. I will miss it. Peace.

Dr. Bloom · 09-14-2007, 07:02 PM

Dammit.

Sarasani was my favorite place to hang out in Utrecht. The police have been cracking down on them for a while due to complaints by neighbors (the place was always packed these days). It's a really sad day when I hear that my favorite coffeeshop in the Netherlands is gone after so many years. For all who have been there, keep Sarasani's in your memory. The smokey canal-side cave, with its excellent music videos, great times with friends, and dank buds will live forever in mine (good thing i found a couple bagseeds in their Super Cali).
RIP Sarasani

Puffin13 · 09-16-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Bloom

Dammit.

Sarasani was my favorite place to hang out in Utrecht. The police have been cracking down on them for a while due to complaints by neighbors (the place was always packed these days). It's a really sad day when I hear that my favorite coffeeshop in the Netherlands is gone after so many years. For all who have been there, keep Sarasani's in your memory. The smokey canal-side cave, with its excellent music videos, great times with friends, and dank buds will live forever in mine (good thing i found a couple bagseeds in their Super Cali).
RIP Sarasani

Sarasani was a favorite of mine also, Dr Bloom. I know any other coffeeshop would not be the same but when in Utrecht check out the Culture Boat, Wittevrouwensingel 206, if you havent already. It's a nice chilled coffeeshop. It's a converted old former paddle-wheel boat that use to take tourists up and down the Rhine. It's very spacious and has a very chilled atmosphere. Nice place to smoke away a few hours. Peace.

PablowPicasso · 09-21-2007, 05:06 PM

Hey Puffin13, thanks for sharing this new, also if it's a very bad one...
I've been to Sarasani one time some years ago, very nice place.
Sad that the very first coffeeshop of The Netherlands (founded in 1968 if I'm not wrong) does not exist anymore...
I will surely visit Culture Boat when I'm in Utrecht again.
Greetings,
Picasso

Dr. Bloom · 10-18-2007, 12:07 PM

Yes the culture boat is one of my other favorites in the city, though more for the atmosphere (the prison across the canal provides a great view lol) than for the wiet. Though I do suggest the "Bio Shiva" as it has a great flavor and a nice high. Still a bit expensive, and nothing on the menu compares to the amnesia haze from Sarasani. I also like Wietstock, which is usually only visited by locals, the downside of the place is that while the weed is cheap, it also differs in quality more than other shops in the city.

Boy do I wish I still lived in the netherlands. Ik heb voor vief maanden in California gewooned. Ik was niet in het nederlands voor meer dan tien maanden.
Sorry, mijn nederlands is niet goed. But at least i try. Thanks for reading.
-Dr.

Puffin13 · 10-19-2007, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Bloom

Yes the culture boat is one of my other favorites in the city, though more for the atmosphere (the prison across the canal provides a great view lol) than for the wiet. Though I do suggest the "Bio Shiva" as it has a great flavor and a nice high. Still a bit expensive, and nothing on the menu compares to the amnesia haze from Sarasani. I also like Wietstock, which is usually only visited by locals, the downside of the place is that while the weed is cheap, it also differs in quality more than other shops in the city.

Boy do I wish I still lived in the netherlands. Ik heb voor vief maanden in California gewooned. Ik was niet in het nederlands voor meer dan tien maanden.
Sorry, mijn nederlands is niet goed. But at least i try. Thanks for reading.
-Dr.

I also like Wietstok coffeeshopje. A small shop but a nice place to chill and watch people pass by. Andersom, a sister shop to Wietstok is also a great place. It's big and dungeon-like but I love it downstairs. It has a large mix of locals and internationals. Definitely worth checking out, if you are in Utrecht.
Why did you leave, doc? Peace.

Dr. Bloom · 10-19-2007, 09:30 AM

Interesting Puffin, I didn't know Andersom's was a sister shop to Wietstock.

Anyways, I was only studying abroad in the NL, so I had to come back to California and finish my schooling up (future PHD in the netherlands?). I had an amazing time while i was there, and Utrecht is kind of a second home to me now. The city (and the country) are amazing, and I envy those who call it home. I miss so many things about being over there, although I have to say that the Southern California weather really does make life very pleasant.

Puffin13 · 10-20-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Bloom

Interesting Puffin, I didn't know Andersom's was a sister shop to Wietstock.

Anyways, I was only studying abroad in the NL, so I had to come back to California and finish my schooling up (future PHD in the netherlands?). I had an amazing time while i was there, and Utrecht is kind of a second home to me now. The city (and the country) are amazing, and I envy those who call it home. I miss so many things about being over there, although I have to say that the Southern California weather really does make life very pleasant.

I, too think Utrecht is an beautiful and amazing city/village but you definitely cant beat So Cal for the weather. I hope you make it back over here to get your PHD, doc. Better yet, I hope you are able to relocate to finish your studies and work at your profession.

Peace.

10-22-2007, 08:03 PM

It is almost awkward to see foreigners speak of my land like that. I didn't know Sarasani was the first c-shop here? Interesting. But I never go to c-shops anyway. As for weather, well, the fall can be real nice here you know. And winters due to climate change are getting wetter but warmer. As are summers. And more dry they will be.

In California I would not like to be in the coming decades. Those areas need water. And a lot of it. And guess what, water tables are drying up.

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Puffin13 Lifetime Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 517	I have received confirmation that indeed coffeeshop Sarasani was closed down. The news article, in Dutch, is here: https://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/57115 What a friggin bummer! I guess owners greed took down another great coffeeshop. I will miss it. Peace. __________________ "For centuries, marijuana has been used as a self-prescribed remedy for the terminal disease known as "being alive."". "Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating."
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09-21-2007, 05:06 PM	#5
PablowPicasso Cannabis Sommelier Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: EU Posts: 84	Hey Puffin13, thanks for sharing this new, also if it's a very bad one... I've been to Sarasani one time some years ago, very nice place. Sad that the very first coffeeshop of The Netherlands (founded in 1968 if I'm not wrong) does not exist anymore... I will surely visit Culture Boat when I'm in Utrecht again. Greetings, Picasso __________________ *They used to burn witches, now we laugh. Cannabis is illegal, they will laugh.* I want my karma bar back! OverGrow 1999-2006
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09-14-2007, 07:02 PM	#3
Dr. Bloom Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 465	Dammit. Sarasani was my favorite place to hang out in Utrecht. The police have been cracking down on them for a while due to complaints by neighbors (the place was always packed these days). It's a really sad day when I hear that my favorite coffeeshop in the Netherlands is gone after so many years. For all who have been there, keep Sarasani's in your memory. The smokey canal-side cave, with its excellent music videos, great times with friends, and dank buds will live forever in mine (good thing i found a couple bagseeds in their Super Cali). RIP Sarasani
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10-18-2007, 12:07 PM	#6
Dr. Bloom Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 465	Yes the culture boat is one of my other favorites in the city, though more for the atmosphere (the prison across the canal provides a great view lol) than for the wiet. Though I do suggest the "Bio Shiva" as it has a great flavor and a nice high. Still a bit expensive, and nothing on the menu compares to the amnesia haze from Sarasani. I also like Wietstock, which is usually only visited by locals, the downside of the place is that while the weed is cheap, it also differs in quality more than other shops in the city. Boy do I wish I still lived in the netherlands. Ik heb voor vief maanden in California gewooned. Ik was niet in het nederlands voor meer dan tien maanden. Sorry, mijn nederlands is niet goed. But at least i try. Thanks for reading. -Dr.
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10-19-2007, 09:30 AM	#8
Dr. Bloom Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 465	Interesting Puffin, I didn't know Andersom's was a sister shop to Wietstock. Anyways, I was only studying abroad in the NL, so I had to come back to California and finish my schooling up (future PHD in the netherlands?). I had an amazing time while i was there, and Utrecht is kind of a second home to me now. The city (and the country) are amazing, and I envy those who call it home. I miss so many things about being over there, although I have to say that the Southern California weather really does make life very pleasant.
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10-22-2007, 08:03 PM	#10
Verger OG Guest Posts: n/a	It is almost awkward to see foreigners speak of my land like that. I didn't know Sarasani was the first c-shop here? Interesting. But I never go to c-shops anyway. As for weather, well, the fall can be real nice here you know. And winters due to climate change are getting wetter but warmer. As are summers. And more dry they will be. In California I would not like to be in the coming decades. Those areas need water. And a lot of it. And guess what, water tables are drying up.
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