Redeye Jedi

Going for a bit of a "Pre-Birthday Celebration" this weekend, arriving on Friday night at about 11pm and there until the following Tuesday!!

Not been before so really looking forward to it, going with someone whos been before so already got some fairly good knowledge although quite fancy hearing some other peoples suggestions!!

So anyone got any pointers and good places to go?!

Also has anyone sampled the Dams clubbing scene, looks mental but im guessing some places are worth avoiding as a "tourist".......

DanCossie

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Have fun mate....im sure you will.

dont forget pics

Redeye Jedi

Ill be having muchos fun mate dont you worry!! And pics will be a plenty, probably some vids too....

steve252

stay away from the shrooms, they really are potant out there . . . . . .

JohnnyB

Pick me up some good beans lol

turboloon

redlight district at nightime is awsome even fo toursits!!! as above stay away from the 'shrooms...if your looking for a quite day head out to harlem it's only about 10 mins train journey from the dam,and there are plenty of coffee shops well chilled!!

Redeye Jedi

Dont plan on doing shrooms, possibly the last night but other than that ill be avoiding them!!

Redeye Jedi

I would, but I wont be bringing ANYTHING back!

Redeye Jedi

Thats cool, were hoping to get the most of out every night so upon arrival on the Friday night we are gonna get the stuff dropped off at the hotel then set about getting on it!! Coffee shops will be the order of the day i think!!

Shandy-Ade

I went a few years back cant wait to go again how much did it cost you mate?

The live sex shows are crap, the banana bar is meant to be good tho but we never went last time

R4N SS

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loads of good coffeeshops out there

my favourite is Barnies as they have some quality skunk but it aint cheap

Redeye Jedi

Well all in i think its Ł260!! Thats for return flights from Stansted/Schipol, then 4 nights in a fairly nice hotel about 20 mins from Centraal Station!! Think its pretty cheap really, although i know the time there is gonna be somewhat more expensive!!

Redeye Jedi

Will make a beeline for that then, thanks for the tip!!

We are quite near the "Dolphin" which im told is pretty good too!!

andycosworth

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the place is awesome been in the banana bar and i thort i was a bit dear

for gud relaxin an coffeeshops try route 99,blues brothers & coffeeshop 36 or cud jst go on a coffeeshop crawl

sara

everytime ive been its always somewhere different for the best weed try them all mate

bushmans
hunters bar
and barneys seemed the best so far for me

Dan@Rapid-Ford

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Dampkring in Haanborgstraatthey filmed a few scenes from Oceans 11 in there too. They have all the proper stong stuff

there is also a dampkring near the station that does breakfasts too.

Have a good one.

Daveyboy

as above - i think we sat there one day from about 10am till the closed

Redeye Jedi

Thanks for all your messages and all the tips, giving me plenty to go on!! Really looking forward to it now, roll on Friday!!

Dan@Rapid-Ford

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I don't think Wayne could or wanted to walk anymore

where else can you get off a plane on to a train and have the white'ies all before 9am

I've still got that picture of Wayne after his first joint

pa_sjo

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..

tabetha

Make sure the taxi's don't try the "american/chinese" rates on you, it's about 4 times the amount so if they do just say you're english.
I used to stay there every week for nigh on 3 years with driving job, was always bloody skint afterwards though!!
tabetha

Redeye Jedi

Thats wicked advice thanks, we are aware that its going to be lively but hopefully we will get the lively stuff out of the way on the first couple of nights and then use Monday/Tuesday to chill!!

Will be on guard for any scammers too, thanks for that!!