The weekend is a bit of a scrote-fest in the RLD to be honest, I used to much prefer going mid-week. It wil be busy, mind and you'll still have a great time.

Try to be a bit street-wise though; there are a LOT of people walking the streets who will try and sell you all kinds of shit and basically they're not to be trusted. If you get anyone trying to scam you (eg, knock into you and then claim you made them drop their crack and you have to replace it), just ignore them and keep on walking as if they're not there. Eventually they'll sod off.

The big commercial places like the banana bar and grasshopper are expensive and not really what it's all about. My favourite is 'Cafe Ba Ba' which is on one of the outer rings just as you enter the RLD (via the alley-way below the grasshopper)..

Also.. make sure you go to the "Boom Chicago" show in the comedy club in leidesplein.. it's FANTASTIC..