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the weed is a bit pricey but worth it, ak-47 is the shit, and top 44 from bulldog........the solid is good but it's a bit too intense and harsh to smoke all day........hmmm walking round red light district on truffles is definitely an experience, that place is pretty crazy you see several ppl queueing for one ho, it's not really my thing but whilst tripping i was slightly tempted, you just have to think the fitter they are, the more old men have been there, done that..........eughhhh........so many good cafes but somehow can't recall most of the names.......bluebird is nice, they have a huge book of weed and these leather sofas you can't get up off........i could rave about dam all day, if your a stoner and you ain't been you really must.
no real rush to go back, its a bit of a mecca for stoners so glad i went..........only thing i didn't like is you get asked/forced to buy drinks in a lot of bars/cafes, and the dodgy dealers out at nite but if you have a few mates it's alrite, all adds to the adventure..........and watch out for tramp tax.
I'd say walking around the Dam on truffles would be quite an experience.
In general though, is it a nice city?
incl. breakfast but you have to be up damn early, i only managed it once to find they were serving cheerios, no kidding lol..........but there's a nice cafe just adjacent, they do english meals as well........damrak is good tho cos its really central, and pretty close to train station........the city itself is pretty nice, surprisingly small and quaint, there are plenty of museums and the like but tbh i only really saw the place while i was lost, spent most of the time in and out of cafes..........daytime its very friendly, night time you might not feel awful safe on your own, but there is a definite police presence, they ride round on bikes and are very friendly........not worth staying much longer than 4 days, i was ready to come home my brain was mashed.......i spent about 200 quid in total (incl. flights) and most of that was on weed, so if you don't go overboard it's a nice cheap getaway.........
ETA: this might help.........lol the rooms are decent but dont look as nice as in the photos btw.......
reminds me of when shogun got a blo job off a morrocan in a back alley in barcelona for 20 euro
That's where I stayed when I went the 2nd time. The 1st time I stayed at the flying pig beach hostel which isnt actually in Amsterdam itself, about half an hour by train. The Palace is way better though, cos you can smoke weed inside, whereas at the beach one, theres a little balcony to smoke on, but i went in august and it was still pretty chilly out there! As far as coffeeshops go I can recommend the Dolphin cafe, it's well cool inside and sells quite a large range of cannabis (solid and weed). Don't ask me where it was though....I spent most of the time in a haze....:D
Amsterdam's fucking wicked IF you're a stoner, I dont know if I'd go back now, since I gave up smoking weed over a year ago. And no matter how stoned you get here in England, NOTHING compares to Amsterdam.....
I tried to get a room in the flying pig palace, but it was fully booked, looked pretty good though. Can't recommend any other hostels because the ones I stayed in were pretty piss poor.
Some of the bars were pretty good, never met any non-Brits or Irish in them though and you REALLY have to like Heineken or Amstel.
Amsterdam is great for walking around, I was getting lost every day and finding my way back in the evening, it's easy enough. Watch out for the bikes btw, they come outta nowhere.
Red Light District is good if you like prostitution and it's something you're not going to see anywhere else, but it's pretty depressing generally.
I was there for a week because I was meant to go on to Berlin but couldn't afford it in the end, so after 4 days I was getting sick of it all. If I were you, I wouldn't do it longer than that.
Also, I got my flights for £60 out of Aldergrove, booked a couple of months in advance.
Thats why the Brown Bars are good, they are sort of the Dutch version of the old British local, slightly dirty and dark but they serve excellent lagers.
I'd heard about these places, but had no idea how to look for them or where they might be. I found one place about 2 canals east from the red light district where I heard no English and seemed to be the only bar in Amsterdam that didn't do Heineken. That was pretty good, no idea if it was a brown bar though.
They serve the best beer and they are cheaper.