Velvet Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Whattya got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I will post some stuff later, not too much time at the moment. The one thing I do suggest is WALK every where you go, its really not far to anything and while your walking there is a ton of things that you will want to see or pop up out of nowhere. Get prepared to be stopped at every corner by people asking if you want any coca or extasy, and I literly mean every corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I will try my best to prepare for exactly that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Are you going to jam in the 'Dam?I was there for only 3 days about 9 years ago. In retrospect, I spent too much time in coffeeshops having out-of-body experiences, and not enough time checking out the attractions.I recommend the canal boat tour, and these museums: Rijskmuseum Van Gogh museum Of course the red light district at night is always entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Definitely goghing to the Van Gogh museum, but debating the Rijskmuseum. Though I appreciated the Rembrandt room at the Hermitage, I'm more into moderner stuff. Am I out to lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 flying pig hostel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishin4mango Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 i will also recommend the flying pig hostel.anne frank museum and the van gogh museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 three words...Heineken Brewery tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Bars:GollumDe ZotteDulacHostels:Flying PigStayokay Amsterdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) GOLLUM That place is a great bar for kickass beers. We stumbled upon it and ended up in there for HOURS. We met some super cool Dutch crew there who wanted to get us to try all the funky beers there. We ended up having all these amazing beers made by monks. Each one was completely unique and had to be served in very specific glasses. Great times. We ended up drinking the Dutch, an American and a Scot under the table that afternoon. As for a place to stay, we totally had a great experience with these guys: http://www.amsterdamescape.com/ Great service and help with anything you need. We had a larger party, so we had a bigger place and it rocked http://amsterdamescape.com/amsterdamcoke.html Right across the canal from there was my favourite coffee shop. Run by a couple of really cool guys. Great tunes. Very clean and relaxed. Not one of the dingy places. They make the best fresh fruit smoothies too (perfect once you've sampled their 'coffee' ) http://www.basjoe.com/ http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/Basjoe.html One of the nicest places to hang out during the day (if the weather is nice) is Vondelpark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vondelpark As somebody mentioned before, just WALK everywhere. Don't waste your time waiting in line for a couple of free mini cups of beer at the defunct Heineken Brewery. You'd be better off going to Gollum The Red Light district totally gets busier on the weekend. That's when the UK arrives Edited February 24, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I did live there for 2.5 years. happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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