What are some things I should check out in The Netherlands

[wHATcOLOR]

da nizzo's or whatever it's called

[yo soy el mejor]

lol

[memories_unwind]

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

I was under the impression it goes national this year, and I probably won't be over there until the fall.

You`ll be able to get weed in Amsterdam this year, they`ll go national in 2013.

[sppunk]

I agree with the "go to Germany" post.

But yeah mercurial's suggestions are mine. You should get out of Amsterdam itself though, into the countryside. And get to Bruges.

[Trotskilicious]

that's in belgium

[sppunk]

Yes, but close and super easy to visit from Amsterdam. It's like you going to Dallas, but not having to deal with I35.

[Trotskilicious]

why would anyone want to go to dallas

[Cool As Ice Cream]

I wouldn't say Bruges is close to Amsterdam.

"If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me. But I didn't, so it doesn't."

[Trotskilicious]

ahahahahaha

[killtrocity]

Originally Posted by sppunk

I agree with the "go to Germany" post.

But yeah mercurial's suggestions are mine. You should get out of Amsterdam itself though, into the countryside. And get to Bruges.

this.. best food and beer. Do not eat Dutch food, it's the most foul shit ever created

[Cool As Ice Cream]

lol

[pale_princess]

where to go in germany? munich, frankfurt, berlin? can't do smaller cities/countryside as me and g prefer walking cities.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by killtrocity

this.. best food and beer. Do not eat Dutch food, it's the most foul shit ever created

hahaha, i can't say i disagree much.

but there's no wide variety of dutch food anyway, we do have a wide variety of international restaurants.

The world's first North-Korean restaurant outside of North-Korea actually just opened its doors in Osdorp, Amsterdam. A small crew of North Koreans were allowed to leave their country to set up and authentic restaurant outside their country borders. I'm still gonna go there some time.

I've been living in Amsterdam for almost a year now and I really like it, it's just nice to walk around. I don't think the red light district is that uplifting as well, and it's always annoying packed with tourists. But I can understand why people would want to see it once.

There's a fuckload of museums to visit. Visit the film museum 'Eye' that recently moved to a very cool postmodern building in the Noord area. I have to say the exposition there at the moment didn't really impress me but that's just the exposition of the moment. Visit the Hermitage in the center for old art which is where my gf works. Visit the Nemo museum of technology or the Stedelijk Museum for modern art. Don't visit the fucking sex museum.

One thing I like about Amsterdam is that some areas are always intensely crowded but if you walk one block further it can be very nice and quiet all of the sudden.

Visit the Jordaan district and get some beers in authentic or semi-authentic old pubs.

If you want to see some typical charming landscapes, rent a bike and leave the city in the north. Go to a town called Broek in Waterland. It's picturesque like a motherfucker and very nice if you want to escape the city and large groups of people.

Rent a bike anyway for everything you do. It's really the best and easiest way to go everywhere you want. Renting a car is not a good idea, prices for parking are amongst the highest in the world and you can't access the majority of roads in the center.

[pale_princess]

first helpful answer about amsterdam in the thread!

any specific restaurant reccs? we're renting an apartment so we'll get some groceries and cook but we'll still end up eating out a few times.

also need thrift store and consignment store reccs.

[smashingjj]

fuck should i know

i hope you die

[smashingjj]

nah actually i don't really know. my gf is into thrift stores so i'll ask her. go to the Overtoom street, loads of restaurants there. i don't know what consignment store reccs is. but thanks for putting your trust into my reccs.

[ilikeplanets]

In the realm of european vacations, my roommate is going to poland to meet some chick off the net. Hmm at least it's a cool location. They should be thrilled to meet, too.

[ilikeplanets]

Bastard better take some serious pictures

[smashingjj]

polish chicks namsayn

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by ilikeplanets

In the realm of european vacations, my roommate is going to poland to meet some chick off the net. Hmm at least it's a cool location. They should be thrilled to meet, too.

can you have a european vacation if you're not european though

just think about it

[ilikeplanets]

Hah!

[smashingjj]

[pale_princess]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

nah actually i don't really know. my gf is into thrift stores so i'll ask her. go to the Overtoom street, loads of restaurants there. i don't know what consignment store reccs is. but thanks for putting your trust into my reccs.

haha thanks. consignment stores are basically secondhand vintage shops but they're usually higher-end clothes (pricier). looking fwd to hear what your gf says about thrifting.

[franzel]

Go to the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Its the gay street of Amsterdam and theres a lot of nice clubs and restaurants. The cocktails and salsa at Roses Cantine are to die for.

Go to the Edit festival in Haarlem on the 26th of may. Its a really nice house-festival at a lake with lots of areas with different music. They play mostly minimal and electro but also some techno. Take shrooms or xtc.

[Nimrod's Son]

most of the city speaks english, right? the shopkeepers i mean...

[franzel]

everybody speaks perfect english. we all watch too much american tv here :-)

[smashingjj]

no one speaks english, i hope your armenian is a bit up to date

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by pale_princess

haha thanks. consignment stores are basically secondhand vintage shops but they're usually higher-end clothes (pricier). looking fwd to hear what your gf says about thrifting.

well, according to her there's a shitload in 'de negen straatjes', which means 'the nine streets', a picturesque area in the Jordaan district, in the west of the centre, all very much in walking distance. now this whole jordaan is quite the shit if you're looking for second hand shit of any kind, but particularly here you'll find a lot.

[pale_princess]

late reply but awesome thank you!!! i'm staying only 1km away from de negen straatjes area! will check it out.

[killtrocity]

I could see living there someday...