Coffeeshop strategy...

DazedandConfusedinOR · Fri 15th Jan 2010 03:51 pm

No doubt, no doubt. I have no plan on rushing anywhere as I plan on being extremely blasted from the moment I arrive in the Dam till the moment I leave!

I figure on visiting one shop during the morning, one or two in the afternoon, and one in the evening, I also have a list of museums I want to hit up, plus several casual eating places.

I also plan on spending a good deal of time chilling in Lost in Amsterdam as it's just a few minutes walk from my guesthouse and by the looks of their website it looks like a great place to have a drink and chill for awhile!

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Fri 15th Jan 2010 09:10 pm

We got the 4 day version of this ticket last July .Twice (at 18 E -I see the prices have gone up a tad) ...but it was well worth it to us .We've walked the town for years , and it's still the best way to discover Amsterdam -If you're not brave enough to bike it ...but this can be a footsaver .

http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ckets.aspx

Remember one afternoon telling de Vrouw - I promised Boner I'd get to Paradox this trip ...so off we went on the Opstopper ... Let's zip over to HGF for more Silver Pearl ...hop on the 4 ....out to Andys Birthday Party in the park ...nice ...Similar to a New York Metrocard day pass ...and priced about the same ... Just don't lose it .

DazedandConfusedinOR · Sat 16th Jan 2010 02:37 am

Epsilon wrote:We got the 4 day version of this ticket last July .Twice (at 18 E -I see the prices have gone up a tad) ...but it was well worth it to us .We've walked the town for years , and it's still the best way to discover Amsterdam -If you're not brave enough to bike it ...but this can be a footsaver .

http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ckets.aspx

Remember one afternoon telling de Vrouw - I promised Boner I'd get to Paradox this trip ...so off we went on the Opstopper ... Let's zip over to HGF for more Silver Pearl ...hop on the 4 ....out to Andys Birthday Party in the park ...nice ...Similar to a New York Metrocard day pass ...and priced about the same ... Just don't lose it .

I have been checking out that site. They also say they offer a 168-hour (one week) pass for 29 euros - that's about $42 currently. Just not sure how much I would use it enough to make it pay? That's almost twice what a weekly pass costs here in Portland (22.50). On the other hand, I can see it raining when I'm on the other side of town and it would be nice to not have to worry about that! I'll probably decide when I get there.

Do those passes include transport to Haarlem or do you need to buy a separate ticket for that?

Toker70 · Post by **Toker70** » Sat 16th Jan 2010 04:23 pm

I'll more than likely get the 96hr pass though won't use it everyday but it's handy to have all the same

baked · Post by **baked** » Sat 16th Jan 2010 11:41 pm

for 20 euro you can buy a bike from a junkie. just bring a solid lock from at home

DazedandConfusedinOR · Sat 16th Jan 2010 11:45 pm

baked wrote:for 20 euro you can buy a bike from a junkie. just bring a solid lock from at home

No thanks, chances are they nicked the bike from someone and I don't like to support bike theft.

Uncle Ron · Post by **Uncle Ron** » Sun 17th Jan 2010 08:02 am

DazedandConfusedinOR wrote:
Epsilon wrote:As a fellow gringo , I know one of the things we enjoy on our trips to the NL is getting out and about in the country ...theres some awesome smaller towns and cities out there. Where you just go "WOW What a place . How come we can't do towns like this"... If I could point to one particular town it would be Zutphen in Gelderland Province,town of 30000 or so ...3 nice CSes ...got that medieval movie set look ...(see pics in sig if you want) ...and the local 4 star hotel can often be booked real cheap - see this sites booking link. (we got it at 39 E a night last July )...We've always driven , but think it's about an hour / half train ride from AMS ... Just a thought should you decide to stay in the NL ...If its "all about the smoke " Leeuwarden has the best CS scene we've found out of AMS , and that includes Haarlem ...
Happy planning
Thanks for the info Epsilon! I really do want to check out some of the nearby towns...probably nothing that isn't less than 90 minutes by train from the Dam as I'd like to be back in town by evening. I'll have to read up on Zutphen - sounds interesting.

Hard to find two points that are more than 90 minutes by express train, unless one takes a "milk run" train. For those that don't know "milk run", in this example it describes a train that stops at every station between two points. Take the inter-city express to the major city nearest your destination, then hop on the local train. Too easy.

"..probably nothing that isn't less than 90 minutes" means that you want shops farther than 90 minutes. Triple negative, sorry, I couldn't resist.

Peace