Comments on: 10 Things to do in Amsterdam BESIDES Smoking Pot

By: amsterdamconnoisseur

amsterdamconnoisseur — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:20 +0000

The point is to smoke nice ganja herb AND do things like these, you don’t need to spend the WHOLE day in coffeeshops, just drop in a couple of times..

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By: Jasper

Jasper — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:50:01 +0000

Thanks for the great article about ‘my’ city

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By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:18:30 +0000

Sweet updates/alternatives, Jasper. Thanks!

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By: jasper

jasper — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:02:32 +0000

Nice article Marla, and you’re right; there is more to Amsterdam than the coffeeshops.
A tip: the Mazzo has closed down a couple of years ago. Instead, head to either Trouw or Studio 80 for some dancing.
Another: instead of going to De Balie, head to cafe De Druif. A visit to this tiny bar feels like going back in time.
And finally: the Heineken brewery is a tourist trap. Make your way to Brouwerij ‘t IJ where you can join a free tour on Friday’s at 4pm.

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By: William Wallace

William Wallace — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:31:22 +0000

My personal favorite is meeting a goodlooking non hooker Dutch girl and getting her back to my hotel room to play some scrabble or something like that….HONEST, well maybe not scrabble….!

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By: oliver

oliver — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:25:36 +0000

hey, I’ve been in Amsterdam for bout 6 months and after seeing all the tourist places and seen how all tourists go same damn places, I would like to know bout some more local places maybe a bit from the city center…
So for any local u got any recommendations for places like panama ?
I’m also looking for a smaller kickboxing gym than the major ones meijro and so on, any one got a good one in the center it would be much appreciated.

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By: kieran mc court

kieran mc court — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:43:57 +0000

all them things are great but go to the dam and not get stoned come on like you can do all them things and even injoy some of that crap with a couple of js in you . besides a bet van gogh was a stonner most likly stoned the night he cut his ear of

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By: Alouise

Alouise — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:22:05 +0000

There’s seems to be a lot of hostility in the comments. These are just other ideas (besides going to a coffee shop) that you can do in the city. I went to Amsterdam last year and found it to be a great city, very chill and beautiful. I went with a tour so my time there was very limited, but I would love to go back and explore more of Amsterdam and The Netherlands. I’m surprised The Anne Frank House wasn’t on the list, although it does get very crowded. While I don’t think you should have to spend every second of your travels at a museum, it also seems like a waste just to spend your time drunk/stoned (especially when you can do that at home). I say everything in moderation, but to each their own.

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By: GrammaB

GrammaB — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:39:19 +0000

We went to Holland a few years back when we were stationed in Germany. We stayed in one central spot and headed in a different direction every day. All day trips. We saw the miniature city of Maduradam, The Hague and the boardwalk, Madam Toussauds Wax Museum, the windmills, and had an excellent canal boat ride. We saw the smallest house in the world and lots of wonderful little shops and restaurants. We bought a small waterpipe where the clerk asked casually if we wanted a screen for it. There are tons of things to see and do that don’t all require just smoking pot or sitting on your butt swigging coffee all day. This life is not dress rehearsal, make the most of it!

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By: FrancescoXXX

FrancescoXXX — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:38:50 +0000

Hi folks ! I live in Amsterdam since three years and I love it.
As an Amsterdammer (or Amsterdamned as we like to call us) I am very glad the tourists are so blind and mindless to stick only to the center of the city, following always the same tracks like horses with blinkers and being able to come back by themselves to the stable. This is allowing us and the Dutch to live our lives enjoying the real Amsterdam without the big issue of having to deal with tourists, that are here only to smoke or to enjoy the prostitutes, totally unaware of the rules and the rythmes of the city. Amsterdam has more than one hundred times more things to offer, but if you are not a local this is rather completely hidden from the tourist’s eyes.

Cheers !

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