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Amsterdam has to be one of the top 10 places most stoners want to visit
As it’s one of the few countries where smoking Cannabis is tolerated
I’ve visited the city on lots of occasions over the years and I look forward to more visits
But this is a rough guide for those who haven’t been before
Most likely you’ll arrive at Schiphol Airport which is a large international terminal
The easiest way to get from the airport to Amsterdam is by train to Centraal station
You can buy tickets from the counter or ticket machines by the escalators that lead down to
Station platforms which are below the Airport its self a single journey ticket is €3.60
The journey takes about 20 minutes and trains run every 20 minutes from early morning
Till late evening
The ticket machines are easy to use as long as you have change. You punch in your destination
In this case the code is 1000 then there are choices to make but just press the 4 buttons on the
Left hand side in the sequence they light up
the display will say €3.60, just put your money in and your done (they do give change as well)
This is for a single journey, second class etc and then your ticket will be printed out for you
When you arrive at Centraal station your at the bottom of the main street in Amsterdam, Damrak
This leads to Dam square and the royal palace. My first stop is normally the Central Coffee shop
This is only 100 yards from the Station (see the coffee shop map link for details)
Normally I buy a gram of bud and roll a joint before I go on my way
Next up is to get to your hotel and check in. it’s best to book your hotel in advance
Rather than turn up hoping to find accommodation
A good site to book through is ****, they have good deals on advance bookings
They supply maps of the hotel location, pictures of the room and info about city tax, and breakfast charges etc
Now you have arrived and settled in to your hotel you’ll want to explore your surroundings
Most people in Amsterdam speak English so language isn’t a problem if its your first language
And other languages like French and German are common as well
Your first visit to a coffee shop can be a strange experience as it’s mostly not what people expect
When you enter look for a menu which will tell you what hash and bud they have and how much it costs
You can only buy 5g maximum from any one coffee shop so don’t go grabbing the biggest bit
You can get, better to buy one or two grams at a time
Prices vary depending on the type and amount you buy. Bud sells from €5 – 15 a gram
And hash from about the same, some bubble hash or isolator hash can be over €20 a gram
Once you have decided just ask the person behind the counter for what you want
They will show you the bud’s if you ask but don’t touch as it’s frowned on
and damages the tricomes
They will weigh it out in front of you and bag it up, don’t feel obliged to buy a coffee
But if you want to smoke something you bought in another shop that’s OK as well
But at least buy a coffee while your smoking it (coffee is only a euro or two)
I’ll list some of the better coffee shops at the end of this for you to try out
Now you have your stash its time to think about munchies
Amsterdam has lots of places to eat and a very wide variety of food is available
There’s your fast food joint’s for a quick fill up, or restraints if you want a proper meal
On average a meal is about €20 a head for a steak and fries etc
But you can go to more expensive restaurants if your budget allows or eat cheaper if your
On a tight budget, shop around till you find something that suits your taste and pocket
Lots of restaurants do Specials for about €15 for a meal from a fixed menu, some even include a beer
Ok so you’re well fed and stoned, its time to go walkabout
Most people head to the red light district at some point so here are some pointers to help
Keep you safe and enjoy your self
First up Never talk to the crack heads or coke dealers that hang around the bridges
Esp around the bottom end of the red light district
Keep all valuables in a safe place, also your passport which you need to carry at all times
My advice is a zipped inside jacket pocket as there are pick pockets about
Don’t take pictures of the girls in the windows as it’s not allowed and they get really annoyed
And never go with the street girls, stick to the window’s as there regulated and clean
Best off to join an official tour if you want to get a real insight into the red light district
General points
Some pub’s allow you to smoke some don’t, feel free to ask as they won’t be offended
Same with the hotels some allow smoking in the rooms some don’t, best check when you book
And specify you smoke cannabis as some allow cigarette’s but not cannabis
The cops won’t bother you for smoking on the street but be sensible don’t walk about
With a 3ft bong toking your head off
Places to visit
Gypsy Nirvana’s seed boutique shop on Singel 163
Two blocks behind the royal palace on the Singel canal
It’s across the bridge from the grey area coffee shop, it’s not a coffee shop but a great place to meet other stoners and chill for a while, it has a great selection of smoking accessory’s as well as seeds
The Cannabis collage 11 AM to 7 PM, free admission! O.Z. Achterburgwal 124
(near Dam Square) Lots of great info and it has a grow room you can visit It’s a must do for any stoner visiting Amsterdam
The hash marihuana & hemp museum
O.Z. Achterburgwal 130 open from 11:00 – 22:00 daily
50m down the street from the Cannabis College and well worth a visit if you’re in the area
Pollinator Company Nieuwe Herengracht 25 1011 RL
Run by Mila, this place has thousands of samples of bubble hash you can see
And maybe a demonstrations of the pollinator working
Coffee shop guide
Best bet is to get a map of the shop locations; the link below has an excellent map and guide
http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/
all shops listed below can be found on the map
Some of my favourite coffee shops to visit are listed here (in no particular order)
And links to there sites if they have one
Dampkring http://www.xs4all.nl/~dampweb/
Grey Area http://www.greyarea.nl/
Abraxas http://www.abraxasparadise.nl/index.html
Barney’s http://www.barneys.biz/
Hill St blues (no link available)
Tweede kamer http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/twkamer.html
Dutch flowers (only an E mail addy on the site)
Bluebird http://www.coffeeshopbluebird.nl/
Amnesia (no link available)
The other place http://www.flexnet.nl/~theotherplace/
Another I like that are not listed is Hunters (just down from hill st blues)
I hope this will help anyone planning a trip to Amsterdam
I’ll be adding to this when I have more info
Oldpink
As it’s one of the few countries where smoking Cannabis is tolerated
I’ve visited the city on lots of occasions over the years and I look forward to more visits
But this is a rough guide for those who haven’t been before
Most likely you’ll arrive at Schiphol Airport which is a large international terminal
The easiest way to get from the airport to Amsterdam is by train to Centraal station
You can buy tickets from the counter or ticket machines by the escalators that lead down to
Station platforms which are below the Airport its self a single journey ticket is €3.60
The journey takes about 20 minutes and trains run every 20 minutes from early morning
Till late evening
The ticket machines are easy to use as long as you have change. You punch in your destination
In this case the code is 1000 then there are choices to make but just press the 4 buttons on the
Left hand side in the sequence they light up
the display will say €3.60, just put your money in and your done (they do give change as well)
This is for a single journey, second class etc and then your ticket will be printed out for you
When you arrive at Centraal station your at the bottom of the main street in Amsterdam, Damrak
This leads to Dam square and the royal palace. My first stop is normally the Central Coffee shop
This is only 100 yards from the Station (see the coffee shop map link for details)
Normally I buy a gram of bud and roll a joint before I go on my way
Next up is to get to your hotel and check in. it’s best to book your hotel in advance
Rather than turn up hoping to find accommodation
A good site to book through is ****, they have good deals on advance bookings
They supply maps of the hotel location, pictures of the room and info about city tax, and breakfast charges etc
Now you have arrived and settled in to your hotel you’ll want to explore your surroundings
Most people in Amsterdam speak English so language isn’t a problem if its your first language
And other languages like French and German are common as well
Your first visit to a coffee shop can be a strange experience as it’s mostly not what people expect
When you enter look for a menu which will tell you what hash and bud they have and how much it costs
You can only buy 5g maximum from any one coffee shop so don’t go grabbing the biggest bit
You can get, better to buy one or two grams at a time
Prices vary depending on the type and amount you buy. Bud sells from €5 – 15 a gram
And hash from about the same, some bubble hash or isolator hash can be over €20 a gram
Once you have decided just ask the person behind the counter for what you want
They will show you the bud’s if you ask but don’t touch as it’s frowned on
and damages the tricomes
They will weigh it out in front of you and bag it up, don’t feel obliged to buy a coffee
But if you want to smoke something you bought in another shop that’s OK as well
But at least buy a coffee while your smoking it (coffee is only a euro or two)
I’ll list some of the better coffee shops at the end of this for you to try out
Now you have your stash its time to think about munchies
Amsterdam has lots of places to eat and a very wide variety of food is available
There’s your fast food joint’s for a quick fill up, or restraints if you want a proper meal
On average a meal is about €20 a head for a steak and fries etc
But you can go to more expensive restaurants if your budget allows or eat cheaper if your
On a tight budget, shop around till you find something that suits your taste and pocket
Lots of restaurants do Specials for about €15 for a meal from a fixed menu, some even include a beer
Ok so you’re well fed and stoned, its time to go walkabout
Most people head to the red light district at some point so here are some pointers to help
Keep you safe and enjoy your self
First up Never talk to the crack heads or coke dealers that hang around the bridges
Esp around the bottom end of the red light district
Keep all valuables in a safe place, also your passport which you need to carry at all times
My advice is a zipped inside jacket pocket as there are pick pockets about
Don’t take pictures of the girls in the windows as it’s not allowed and they get really annoyed
And never go with the street girls, stick to the window’s as there regulated and clean
Best off to join an official tour if you want to get a real insight into the red light district
General points
Some pub’s allow you to smoke some don’t, feel free to ask as they won’t be offended
Same with the hotels some allow smoking in the rooms some don’t, best check when you book
And specify you smoke cannabis as some allow cigarette’s but not cannabis
The cops won’t bother you for smoking on the street but be sensible don’t walk about
With a 3ft bong toking your head off
Places to visit
Gypsy Nirvana’s seed boutique shop on Singel 163
Two blocks behind the royal palace on the Singel canal
It’s across the bridge from the grey area coffee shop, it’s not a coffee shop but a great place to meet other stoners and chill for a while, it has a great selection of smoking accessory’s as well as seeds
The Cannabis collage 11 AM to 7 PM, free admission! O.Z. Achterburgwal 124
(near Dam Square) Lots of great info and it has a grow room you can visit It’s a must do for any stoner visiting Amsterdam
The hash marihuana & hemp museum
O.Z. Achterburgwal 130 open from 11:00 – 22:00 daily
50m down the street from the Cannabis College and well worth a visit if you’re in the area
Pollinator Company Nieuwe Herengracht 25 1011 RL
Run by Mila, this place has thousands of samples of bubble hash you can see
And maybe a demonstrations of the pollinator working
Coffee shop guide
Best bet is to get a map of the shop locations; the link below has an excellent map and guide
http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/
all shops listed below can be found on the map
Some of my favourite coffee shops to visit are listed here (in no particular order)
And links to there sites if they have one
Dampkring http://www.xs4all.nl/~dampweb/
Grey Area http://www.greyarea.nl/
Abraxas http://www.abraxasparadise.nl/index.html
Barney’s http://www.barneys.biz/
Hill St blues (no link available)
Tweede kamer http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/twkamer.html
Dutch flowers (only an E mail addy on the site)
Bluebird http://www.coffeeshopbluebird.nl/
Amnesia (no link available)
The other place http://www.flexnet.nl/~theotherplace/
Another I like that are not listed is Hunters (just down from hill st blues)
I hope this will help anyone planning a trip to Amsterdam
I’ll be adding to this when I have more info
Oldpink
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i have put tobacco in paper as clandestine as i could and then i have put in weed in most relaxed manner.Absurd!
