Amsterdam

andy-hughes | 12:38 Tue 19th Sep 2023 | Travel

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Just returned from four days in Amsterdam - what an amazing city.

It is so happy and relaxed, and it has the sensible attitude to marijuana and prostitution, but that aside, its churches and museums, as well as its quality hotels and restraurants made it a wonderful place to visit.

Highly reccomended a visit if you can.

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ToraToraTora

Jack Regan says "Tom" that's good enough for me!😀

andy-hughes

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TTT - // Jack Regan says "Tom" that's good enough for me!😀 //

Me too!!

He also says "He's got form all over the manor George ..." and on occasions "Shaaaattt itttttt!!!!!!".

And who could forget the immortal "We're The Sweeney, and we haven't had any dinner!!"

Classics all.

gingejbee

We've been to Amsterdam several times - way more than London, in fact (other than passing through or to get Eurostar).

Lovely place, friendly people and so compact...a very "walkable" city.

ToraToraTora

It's alright if you're a dope head, it pen and inks of Bob, not pleasant.

Bobbisox1

I liked Amsterdam as others have said, it's clean and walkable ,add friendly and you've a good mix

douglas9401

"Potholing is 'available', but I have no urge to partake in that either."

You might say 'potholing' perfectly summarises the twin delights of prostitution and mary jane.

andy-hughes

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douglas - // You might say 'potholing' perfectly summarises the twin delights of prostitution and mary jane. //

You might, I wouldn't!!! 😀

piggynose

Mary Jane?

gingejbee

^piggynose...don't worry. You're not meant to understand posts from some on here...

piggynose

14.54 I cudnt give a 🐵s

LadyCG

I've flown into Schippol twice and never left the airport.

As for the city, I've just never fancied it.

douglas9401

piggynose:

What is Mary Jane slang for?

mary jane. noun. US and Canadian a slang term for marijuana.

retrocop

When I was last there Amsterdam was one big pothole.It was an early December and the Municipality had ordered all the cobbled streets to be pulled up and the sand underneath to be levelled off. We were walking around on heightened duckboards that were rickety to say the least.I didn't dare get a little merry let alone stoned on narcotics.

I found you had to be careful where you loitered especially on the little bridges crossing the canals. A gang of Surinamese pushers would operate on each side of the bridge selling 'horse'. I made the mistake of waiting for my wife to come out a shop and thought that after a lot of discussion and menacing looks I had better move as I reckoned I may have ended in a canal. Clearly I visited Amsterdam at a bad time of year.

The war museum and Anne Frank was interesting. I also enjoyed the Rijksmuseum

Ken4155

I once lost a whole weekend in Amsterdam😵

Peter Pedant

So you went for the Tom and the Bob Andy?

yeah foo and for the tuck - nip and tuck that is! Does everyone agree that TTT is a Dorset? (*)

Peter Pedant

oh and the authorities are having second thoughts about mary-joanna and where she is sold.

(*) A firm called Moore's bake yeastless soda biscuits that go well with stink cheese ( Dorset blue cheese) - called um Dorset knibs

piggynose

I was in Amsterdam in july 1981, (interail) all I remember from that time, was a smaller ana frank museum, Rembrandt, a diamond shop/ small factory, melkveg,exotic cafés, hashish whisperers! Apple pie! Grolsch.red light district, Beach.

Fast forward November 2017, travelling with my wife, constantly raining,constantly avoiding bicycles, ana frank museum unrecognisable! The only highlight was the guided walking tour.

piggynose

Growing up in 70s we simply called MJ weed!