Hey guys, Im heading to amsterdam during thanksgiving week. I am staying in the museum district, a little bit south of heineken brewery for a week.

Can you give me suggestions on what to do while i'm there? i figure ill hit up the concertgebeow, vangough, rembrandt and the brewery.

I need like good restaraunts, good smokeshops, any live music venues to just chill and drink and shit.

thanks alot.

LordWeird

United States3411 Posts

November 06 2009 13:32 GMT

You'll be too high to even care what you do/where you go. :D

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 06 2009 13:34 GMT

true, the cannabis cup is going on during the week im there >_<V

disco

Netherlands1667 Posts

November 06 2009 13:39 GMT

I can't believe you didn't plan on basically spending most your time in the red light district.

Loffeman

Sweden105 Posts

November 06 2009 13:44 GMT

I'm going to study there next semester and I'm sooo happy =). I was there last summer and it was really great :D

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 06 2009 13:46 GMT

I NEED ADVICE PEOPLE! NOT CRITICISM =D

Ao_Jun

Denmark396 Posts

November 06 2009 14:15 GMT

RED LIGHT DISTRICT!

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 06 2009 14:47 GMT

vangough is awesome. i was too late for heineken and rembrant both days i tried

smokeshop 36 is cool
hillside blues caffe is cool

the red light district is the best spot for partying smoking etc. everything will be jammed because of the cup though. you should read online, because there's probably deals where you can buy from stores in bulk. dont go to any of the bulldog shops. they once were the orginal founders, but now they're over priced and full of pricks.

if you run into a shady black or indian dude on the streets, he's more than likely pedaling coke, e, h, etc... just ignore them. whatever you do, don't go down an alley with them, even if you're buying. if you plan on doing anything beyond weed, have a buddy with you.

use the tram to get around. though youre supposed to pay, they checked once during all the times i rode it. every local told me to not bother to pay.

here's some pics from inside hillside blues, and a map:

Hill Street Blues basement room. It's a bit hazy. Frits got schooled in foozball here

Cool graffiti inside. You can tag all over this place if you want. I thought I took a picture of it, but some nerds put up an ALL YOUR BASES ARE BELONGING TO US sign up by the window

I marked off some shit on here. All of it's approximate, but it should give you a ballpark.

Here's the original map:
http://www.hill-street-blues.nl/map.htm

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 06 2009 14:48 GMT

warmoesstraat is where youll find a majority of the good coffee shops and clubs in the RLD. the pool hall at the end of it turnsi nto a big club at nights thats open til like 4am

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 06 2009 15:17 GMT

#10

thanks.!

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

November 06 2009 15:52 GMT

#11

If you like metal Artanis n me can take you to a gig?

Amnesia

United States3818 Posts

November 06 2009 16:12 GMT

#12

Smoke all the weed gogogogo have fun

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

November 06 2009 16:31 GMT

#13

Take pictures... and post them when you get back. They'll help you remember what you forgot while you're there.

Frits

11782 Posts

November 06 2009 16:37 GMT

#14

fucking hate foozball

i always lose at that shit

be sure to get a shot of absinth somewhere by the way lol

Frits

11782 Posts

November 06 2009 16:39 GMT

#15

On November 07 2009 00:52 Pholon wrote:
If you like metal Artanis n me can take you to a gig?

you live in amsterdam?

Athos

United States2484 Posts

November 06 2009 16:43 GMT

#16

Don't get high on the plane over.

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

November 06 2009 16:56 GMT

#17

On November 07 2009 01:39 Frits wrote:

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you live in amsterdam?

we'll cycle there, ezpz

Frits

11782 Posts

November 06 2009 17:00 GMT

#18

where do you guys study? you guys part of any studentenvereniging?

EtherealDeath

United States8366 Posts

November 06 2009 17:01 GMT

#19

On November 07 2009 01:56 Pholon wrote:

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we'll cycle there, ezpz

lol! Only in geographically small European countries... haha

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 06 2009 17:35 GMT

#20

absinthe kicks assss

i brought home a green bottle. i liked the black a lot better actually... evne if we unknowingly took it in a gay bar and had a dude hit on us. awkward much?

Frits

11782 Posts

November 06 2009 17:38 GMT

#21

lmao i tried to repress that

Frits

11782 Posts

November 06 2009 17:38 GMT

#22

there were like ZERO signs it was a gay bar, except for the gay dude

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 06 2009 17:41 GMT

#23

that is more towards the gya district but there wasnt a rainbow flag directly over it, so i thought it was fine. i just saw the giant sign for absinthe and decided it was time lol

fuckkkkk i miss amd

Mothra

United States1448 Posts

November 06 2009 17:44 GMT

#24

Isn't amsterdam famous for red light district? Legal prostitution should be everywhere.

drug_vict1m

844 Posts

November 06 2009 17:46 GMT

#25

On November 07 2009 02:01 EtherealDeath wrote:

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lol! Only in geographically small European countries... haha

nah, that's only in netherlands

Slithe

United States985 Posts

November 06 2009 22:12 GMT

#26

This will probably seem like a given once you're there, but rent a bike and use that for all your travel. It's the best way to see the city IMO.

Pholon

Netherlands6142 Posts

November 07 2009 18:00 GMT

#27

rent? just take imo

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 10 2009 08:30 GMT

#28

mmmm lol. but it is in november and i think it is the rainy season, not great for a bike. unfortunately, i dont like metal T_T. thansk for the offer. hmmmmmmmm

i guess i can enjoy the cannabis cup, i need to figure out which smokeshop i shuld go to

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 10 2009 14:54 GMT

#29

hillside blues on that street i told you is awesome. bring a pen and markers and they let you tag all over, plus their milkshakes are badass and it's on the water

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 16 2009 02:50 GMT

#30

thanks hawk. ill defintly hit that place up.

i think there are some famous ones that i plan to visit too. i need to figure out which herbal/magic mushroom shop to visit, but most of em seem to be downtown.

basically my trip, take pictures, stay high/ or tripping out, and visit cool places.
i plan to rent a bike, the weather doesnt look too bad for the first two days i get there.

i hear the indonesian food there is kickass, and dutch food is kind of dull. there are some brazilian steakhouses worth visiting, but besides that, any other suggestions.?

nofAcedAgent

United States952 Posts

November 16 2009 05:01 GMT

#31

even if you dont like metal you shouldnt miss out on hookin up with two TL members and goin to a show, i mean, c'mon?

take pics! cheers

Always

United States376 Posts

November 16 2009 05:14 GMT

#32

van gogh museum is really cool, but expensive-- like $20 or something.

anne frank's house is pretty cool too.

oh-- and get high.... for all of us.

QuanticHawk

United States32075 Posts

November 16 2009 15:04 GMT

#33

van gogh is worth it for sure, and im not even into art that much. it kicks ass.

anne frank's was what was majorly overpriced. it's interesting, but it's just a lot of videos and a majorly restored house that looks nothing like what it did. youre paying to basically be in the house that she was in. you're better off reading about that through documentaries and stuff.

and there's no thing as dutch restaurants in the netherlands

go make friends with a dutch person and have them cook for you, tis the only way

piratebay

United States399 Posts

November 16 2009 17:16 GMT

#34

always, i sure will get high, the cannabis cup is going on the week im there.

fuck the anne frank house, it just doesnt interest me at all. id rather be tripping on shrooms and hit up vangough and the other main one, i cant spell it.

i guess im screwed for dutch restaurants. hmm, ill figure something out for food hopefully.

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