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great pics Lem! I say better late the never. LOL.

A great 420 thread, thanks it's a brilliant read and a wonderful selection of pictures. Missed it all but enjoyed reading all about it. James with the cup, excellent.

Thanks for posting such detailed memories (and great photos) of your Amsterdam trip!! You folks seem quite organized. I started out taking notes on my last couple of trips over there, but by the end, it usually devolved into little scraps of paper with the strain and coffeeshop name in each baggie.

I became a first-time father at 49, so it looks like I won't be traveling to the Netherlands until around 2027 or so. Hopefully the coffeeshops will still be thriving (and possibly offering a senior citizens discount .) Until then, keep posting of your adventures, so I can visit A'dam vicariously!!

Peace!

woodz60 wrote:I became a first-time father at 49, so it looks like I won't be traveling to the Netherlands until around 2027 or so.

first apologies to lemming for going off-topic

congratulations woodz60 upon becoming a first-time father at 49 and best wishes to all the family

please note that there is a real but small window of travel opportunity when the baby is really small and hasn't yet started to walk ... at that age they are equivalent to just another piece of luggage (though much easier to love) and can be transported easily, though the usual on-going maintenence is required with feeding and nappy-changing etc

you have to be flexible and have a sense of humour, but travelling with a baby can be done and you could make it to amsterdam easily within the next year ... and the dutch are good with children, so no worries there

travelling with a child after the first year is also possible ... once they get their legs you have to watch them all the time, but travel is still possible even then ... be adventurous

well my off-topic session is now over ... back to the 420 memories and photographs which i am enjoying a lot, thanks lemming for all the photos

Still off topic

Welcome to the ACD woodz60.

I became a first-time father at 49, so it looks like I won't be traveling to the Netherlands until around 2027 or so.

Congratulations on the first bit, but I'm wondering why you will have to put off any more trips for so long. It's a wonderful place for family holidays superb beaches and very child friendly with loads for children of all ages to do, and the public transport is brilliant. We have had some of our best holidays there and no more expensive than the sea side in UK.
Zeeland in the south for us this August, and this year my children will be taking their children, 2 7yr olds and 2 little ones,12 of us in all.

Blue skies

Sorry to have gone off topic, but what I meant to say was that my dollars spent on airplane tickets, coffeeshop purchases, pannenkoeken, real beer, Thai Bird, Chocomel, cheese, etc. is now going for food, diapers and such. Thanks for the travel suggestions, though. If through some strange twist of fate I am able to travel over, I shall surely attend some T & T gatherings!

As I mentioned before, please continue traveling to het Nederlands and posting pictures, reviews and other trip details.

Tot ziens!!

Woodz60 del Tejas

@woodz60. Ah I see now you live on the other side of the pond.

spidergawd wrote:@woodz60. Ah I see now you live on the other side of the pond.

This doth complicate matters a bit...

I had big plans for this but, if I don't post it now, it will soon be April again!

Friday 22nd April 2011

Last day. Can't remember much about it but I seem to have all these pictures.

The first few are of the Hortus Botanicus and its butterfly house.







This cat looks very comfortable but what will happen when the bear it's lying on wakes up?


Night






That night in the Nes we had the final session of our 4-20. There were lots of people there and I finally had the pleasure of meeting Winnie. I think many of BlueBerry's pics were taken there that night. I took a bunch of pictures of The Book.

2006 - art!




Then we jump to 2009


2010 - The year of the Eruption!


2011




And a fresh one


That's it. As Catt pointed out - very late!

I think the objective of making a whole bunch of T&Ts happen in honour of FBN's presence was achieved. I only saw the great man a couple of times but mission accomplished I reckon. I spent the whole time in an elated state. My phrase of the week was "it's all good!"

4-20 is very much a DIY event. It's rather like the old Stonehenge Free Festival, of which I was a big fan, in that there's no entry fee but there's nothing laid on either. At Stonehenge bands would bring their own stages, find somewhere to set up and just play. At 4-20 people set up competitions and boat trips. A big thanks to everyone who turned up and partied with us but especially Trad, Hestia and DC for boats, cakes and cups.

See you next year!

Some butterfly's are MASSIVE.



Taken at the hortus as well.

Aah, brings it all back.. Great snaps Lem.

Nice 1 Lemming wrecked , cheers DC , when I wrote in that

Holy shizzle I can't even remember writing in "the book" thanks for the pics Lemming and hopefully see you in April

Well taken pictures sir!

Good stuff mate, enjoyed reading that

I recognise some of the people you were with In the photos, not
Meet any of them but I have deffo seen a few of you guys in coffee shops in the past

What camara do you use, nice pictures