Blogs from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 162

Arrived in Amsterdam as scheduled in the morning. It was quite a long walk to exit the airport. Got the stamp at the passport control to be admited to the country. Headed to the bus stop for the ride to the city. This time I did not take the train but opt to the bus since it would drop you off at the southern part of the city in Leidseplein near the hostel. Plus it is cheaper to take the bus (cost 5 strips on the stripcaard) rather than 4 euro on the train. After check-in at the hostel I headed out to explore the city. This weekend there was an annual gay parade (a must-see) along the canals. Since i did not know where the parade would pass through I was on the mission to ... read more

That night didn't end after seeing those kids. We decided to go to a coffee shop ;). We went to a coffee shop called Bulldog. I bought some and smoked some there. It was one of the worst stuff, I ever have. It made me sick. I couldn't smoke anymore of those shit. I was not happy with that stuff. Next day, I went to this college, basically it is a guided shop and tell you where to go. They told me that Bulldog is like a Macdonald. You went there and ordered a streak. So they told me a few places to go and I picked one outside of the main tourist area. I walked into this place. It is all Jamaican guys there. Well I am okay with that. So I sat down and ... read more

Okay, before you read this one, make sure you started at Paris, (2 blogs down) cos I've done all 3 countries on seperate blogs for you, but I did them all today, so only this one will show up as most recent...anyway, I'm sure you figured that one out. So.......Amsterdam...... well, its renowned world-wide for its.... shall we say, tolerance, or more simply put....the fact that marijuana and prostitution are legal here.....what can I say, Amsterdam, you sure know how to raise the old eyebrows! Some refer to it as the 'venice of the north' but I've gotta say, no offence to any dutch out there (especially my good friend Aris) but it aint got a patch on Venice. Its without a doubt the dirtiest place I've ever seen, and I'm not just talking about the ... read more

I'd be speaking absolute sh*t if I said we chose Amsterdam as the destination to kick start our holiday for the purpose of visiting the Anne Frank Museum. It was a much more celebrated part of their culture that tempted us... the bicycles. Hiring a bicycle meant we could weave in between the beautiful city canals without fuss (well, as soon as we mastered the reverse pedal brake system.) My two travel buddies - Azz and Azz carved it up on the two wheeled machines ensuring I kept up with them, and saw as much of the city as humanly possible. A morning coffee (shop visit) seemed to be what Amsterdamites enjoyed first thing - so not wanting to offend, we were happy to adhere to their rather profound culture. After a rather random bout of ... read more

Well seems like yonks ago now but after waffles in Brugge it was on to Amsterdam. And boy was it HOT! Stayed in the dodgiest hostel in Amsterdam, which actually wouldnt have been too bad if it wasnt 37 degrees during the day. The problem was there were railings on the windows and hence they only opened about 2 cms. And hence the room was like a sauna. I was bathed in sweat and seriously considered getting my pillow and sheets and sleeping in the park. It was rank. Apart from that though Amsterdam was a truly interesting city. It is filled with canals and crooked buildings that look like the only thing preventing them from falling over is the fact that there are two building right next to them holding them up! Dodgy water filled ... read more