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WillmoreTheRed
WillmoreTheRed Posts: 878
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Heading out there for first time on 27th with the misses. Anything I should watch out for or need to go and have a look at?

Some opinions from people who have been would be nice :-)
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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Watch out for bikes! They come from all angles. As do some of the locals.
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Taking the missus is a schoolboy error.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,861
    falconwood_1 said:

    Taking the missus is a schoolboy error.

    This.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    WillmoreTheRed said:

    Anything I should watch out for or need to go and have a look at?

    In the immortal words of Freddie Flintoff: "Mind the windows, Tino!"
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    JT said:

    Watch out for bikes! They come from all angles. As do some of the locals.

    Good call. All traffic can be a nightmare to navigate past in 'Dam if you've had... too much fun.
  • WillmoreTheRed
    WillmoreTheRed Posts: 878
    JiMMy 85 said:

    JT said:

    Watch out for bikes! They come from all angles. As do some of the locals.

    Good call. All traffic can be a nightmare to navigate past in 'Dam if you've had... too much fun.
    We are Very much planning on have to much "fun stuff".
  • SE10
    SE10 Posts: 2,169
    edited December 2012
    The ugly ones are cheaper.


    On a serious note, whenever I've been it's been fking freezing!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,629
    SE10 said:

    The ugly ones are cheaper.

    As are the ones with big hands and adams apples
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Sex museum isn't as great as it sounds.
    My one memory is having a robotic tramp blow his load at super soaker pace out of nowhere against the glass i was standing next to. Proper sh*t me up.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    If you're off to enjoy the coffeeshops then fret not. You will have NO trouble being served as the 'weed pass' idea has all but died. Have fun!

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,629
    JT said:

    Sex museum isn't as great as it sounds.
    My one memory is having a robotic tramp blow his load at super soaker pace out of nowhere against the glass i was standing next to. Proper turned me on.

  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/51024/amsterdam

    Plenty of advice on ^^^this^^^^ thread, enjoy yourselves. I've been three times and it's always bloody rained!
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    AddickUpNorth said:

    If you're off to enjoy the coffeeshops then fret not. You will have NO trouble being served as the 'weed pass' idea has all but died. Have fun!


    This, a colleague of mine was out there at the weekend to see Swedish house mafia and said he didn’t have any problems
  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    Amsterdam is a dive these days.
    Been loads used to love it but cheap airlines make it easy for pondlife to get over there for a bit of the old green & an excuse to act like cnuts. (Brits included)
    Lovely country though, Holland.
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Jarman, the trash rarely gets more than a few streets from central station, if you get past Dam Square and stay out of anywhere that advertises premiership football, it's a beautiful city.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,125
    Go to Dampkring, buy the 'waterworks' hash.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,125
    Also Den Haarg is so much nicer, less trashy and way better 'erb.
  • WillmoreTheRed
    WillmoreTheRed Posts: 878
    Sounds good :-D girlfriend is only 17 so she will struggle to get in coffeeshops so I am going to buy my herb and smoke it in quiet areas :-)
  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,083
    Stu of Yangzhou said:

    Also Den Haarg is so much nicer, less trashy and way better 'erb.

    This. It has Europes largest casino (or something along the lines of). Lovely country.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Was there last month. Renting an apartment for the weekend is the way to go. Definitely watch out for the bikes and the trams. Especially if intoxicated!

    Went to a gig in Rotterdam, was alright there but wouldn't go out of my way to go all that way again.

    Make sure you go to Burger Bar burger-bar.nl/ the best place when you have the munchies.

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  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Talking of munchies, no matter how hungry you get DO NOT eat at any of the FEBO outlets. I wouldn't even call it food.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,995
    It's all about the Wok to Walk.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Maoz falafels for me. Free salad bar!
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    Mortimerician said:

    Jarman, the trash rarely gets more than a few streets from central station, if you get past Dam Square and stay out of anywhere that advertises premiership football, it's a beautiful city.

    This. I was out there with my missus 6 weeks ago and still one of my favourite cities. As ~Morts says, close to central station is your typical high streets and all clamouring to make a quick euro out of the tourists, but a 10 minute walk changes all that. Plenty of museums and stuff if that's your thing.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,362
    There is another Amsterdam thread here
    http://www.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/1337721/#Comment_1337721
  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    falconwood_1 said:

    Taking the missus is a schoolboy error.

    Don't agree, my missus said I can treat myself to one next year...guess she'll want to watch though.

  • WillmoreTheRed
    WillmoreTheRed Posts: 878
    tangoflash said:

    Mortimerician said:

    Jarman, the trash rarely gets more than a few streets from central station, if you get past Dam Square and stay out of anywhere that advertises premiership football, it's a beautiful city.

    This. I was out there with my missus 6 weeks ago and still one of my favourite cities. As ~Morts says, close to central station is your typical high streets and all clamouring to make a quick euro out of the tourists, but a 10 minute walk changes all that. Plenty of museums and stuff if that's your thing.
    Aiming to see both sides of the city really the high side and the cultural side :-) she can't even legally sit in the coffeeshops so was planning to buy my herb and then smoke in a quiet bit off vondel park or the hotel.

    Any rough places to avoid near RLD?
  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    Mortimerician said:

    Jarman, the trash rarely gets more than a few streets from central station, if you get past Dam Square and stay out of anywhere that advertises premiership football, it's a beautiful city.

    I do agree.
    But my post is based on the usual haunts for 1st time visitors.
    Going towards Leidseplein from the RLD you can slowly see the city come into it's own as you go.
  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    If you're talking munchies, Then I'd suggest the Turkish pizza place directly outside the main entrance of Centraal station. It's a kebab/burrito type of thing but it's blooming lovely.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    @WillmoreTheRed - regards the RLD. If you go down there during the day you'll be safe as houses. At night, just keep your wits about you like you would any other place. Obviously the nature of the area means it attracts some dubious characters but don't act like a twat, ignore the street dealers and you'll be fine. Make sure you keep your missus close tho.

    If it's not too cold then Vondelpark is a great place to enjoy a smoke. Be discreet with street smoking, a bench along a quiet canal is always a good option.

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