Free Ben's 7th times the charm. Jan 12th-16th 2012
Posted: Tue 24th Jan 2012 08:01 pm
Background
Before I get stuck in to day 1 I figure a little bit of background info is in order! This was my seventh trip to the Dam but my first attempt at a trip report as I'm new to the forum world. All my visits to Amsterdam have been with groups of various sizes (2-6) on this occasion it was myself and my gf, along with another couple (who i will refer to as Amy and Pete). We rented a house on Spuistraat with the plan being to save some money by hanging out there as opposed to coffeeshops, as it turns out we probably spent around the same on munch from AH but as my gf no longer smokes and Amy & Pete had about the equivalent of 1 joint between them for the entire trip, I was very happy to have the house as I doubt I would have been able to hold three no smokers up in coffeeshops any more than I already did. That seems like more than enough BG (or BS if you prefer) so without any further delay, onto...
Day 1. Part 1
Myself, Amy and my gf got into town just before 10am (Pete would be joining us the next day) and had until 14.30 before we could pick up our keys. First stop was a not so delicious breakfast at burger king, with the first mistake of the trip behind us, I made a beeline for 420 Cafe where at the empty bud counter, I was met by a menu half covered by a sleeping cat! Knowing better than to disturb a CS kitty, I patiently waited for the bud tender (hardly a minute I should think, but it seems longer when your just of the plane) who handed me a new menu while making a joke about the sleeping boss. After a quick browse my eyes settled on the Blueberry haze, something I've been meaning to try for years now. It was listed as a hydro on the menu and had a super strong, pungent smell to it, at only 8euro/g it looked a bargain. This was only a buy and fly but the atmosphere seemed so nice here I took a mental note to come back and chill out for a while (a mental note? I wonder how that will pan out for me!)
Next stop was a quick visit to a tourist shop to pick up some supplies (grinder, papers, tips and lighter). Then something I've wanted to do for six years, a return to the first coffeeshop I had ever visited (immediately after which I had forgotten the name and location of, due to that first taste of high quality bud) I had taken countless wanders around Amsterdam leading to nothing over the years but it was finding ACD a few months before this trip that solved my mystery after
so long. Hello 'The Freeworld' how I haven't stumbled upon you I'll never know but I'm back!
The shop looked mostly as I remember, with the addition of a tobacco smoking room in the back. It would have been nice to recreate my first weed purchase but with orange bud not on the menu (currently at least) I instead opted for a coke (2e/can, I do enjoy cola from a can, for whatever reason it just tastes better to me) and the three of us, drinks in hand, headed to a quiet table in the back of the shop. Once settled in there I set to work on grinding up the Blueberry for my first joint of the trip, I generally smoke joints mixed with tobacco and although I still do when in Ams, the ratio tends to swing much higher towards the weed end so I use 1 cig for every 3-4 joints. The Blueberry had a really pleasant aftertaste, although I wouldn't exactly say it tasted like blueberrys, and it left me in a very stoned yet just about functional state. Now with the girls getting a little ancy it was time for a stroll along the canals...
Its funny how when your stoned you manage to find exactly what you want at all times, in this case I wanted a bench, one the girls were happy to sit at for a bit due to its really pleasant location on the canal and one that just so happens to be a stones throw to my next destination (",) Time for my second but and fly of the day, this time its Grey Area that has been calling to me from behind our bench, so I head on over. An added bonus is the 3 person queue and in no time i'm at the counter. Lots of strains are jumping out at me from the menu but I settle on two that I like the look of, Silver Bubble @13e/g and Kandy Kush @14.50/g. Purchases in pocket, I head out the door but I cant shake that feeling that I will soon be back for some of the Quase that I spotted!
My gf and Amy wanted to do some gift shopping and window shopping so we headed off to Magma Plaza where while they went about their business, I propped myself up against the giant Christmas tree and enjoyed the rest of my blueberry stone! I have no idea how long I was pinned to that tree but by the time the girls had finished up I was about back to the land of the fully functioning. I declared that the Blueberry would from now on become my last joint of the day, although I did enjoy my morning with it I must say! Following a quick shop in AH to pick up some munch, we finally got our keys and headed to Spuistraat to our home away from home for a few days...
Before I get stuck in to day 1 I figure a little bit of background info is in order! This was my seventh trip to the Dam but my first attempt at a trip report as I'm new to the forum world. All my visits to Amsterdam have been with groups of various sizes (2-6) on this occasion it was myself and my gf, along with another couple (who i will refer to as Amy and Pete). We rented a house on Spuistraat with the plan being to save some money by hanging out there as opposed to coffeeshops, as it turns out we probably spent around the same on munch from AH but as my gf no longer smokes and Amy & Pete had about the equivalent of 1 joint between them for the entire trip, I was very happy to have the house as I doubt I would have been able to hold three no smokers up in coffeeshops any more than I already did. That seems like more than enough BG (or BS if you prefer) so without any further delay, onto...
Day 1. Part 1
Myself, Amy and my gf got into town just before 10am (Pete would be joining us the next day) and had until 14.30 before we could pick up our keys. First stop was a not so delicious breakfast at burger king, with the first mistake of the trip behind us, I made a beeline for 420 Cafe where at the empty bud counter, I was met by a menu half covered by a sleeping cat! Knowing better than to disturb a CS kitty, I patiently waited for the bud tender (hardly a minute I should think, but it seems longer when your just of the plane) who handed me a new menu while making a joke about the sleeping boss. After a quick browse my eyes settled on the Blueberry haze, something I've been meaning to try for years now. It was listed as a hydro on the menu and had a super strong, pungent smell to it, at only 8euro/g it looked a bargain. This was only a buy and fly but the atmosphere seemed so nice here I took a mental note to come back and chill out for a while (a mental note? I wonder how that will pan out for me!)
Next stop was a quick visit to a tourist shop to pick up some supplies (grinder, papers, tips and lighter). Then something I've wanted to do for six years, a return to the first coffeeshop I had ever visited (immediately after which I had forgotten the name and location of, due to that first taste of high quality bud) I had taken countless wanders around Amsterdam leading to nothing over the years but it was finding ACD a few months before this trip that solved my mystery after
so long. Hello 'The Freeworld' how I haven't stumbled upon you I'll never know but I'm back!
The shop looked mostly as I remember, with the addition of a tobacco smoking room in the back. It would have been nice to recreate my first weed purchase but with orange bud not on the menu (currently at least) I instead opted for a coke (2e/can, I do enjoy cola from a can, for whatever reason it just tastes better to me) and the three of us, drinks in hand, headed to a quiet table in the back of the shop. Once settled in there I set to work on grinding up the Blueberry for my first joint of the trip, I generally smoke joints mixed with tobacco and although I still do when in Ams, the ratio tends to swing much higher towards the weed end so I use 1 cig for every 3-4 joints. The Blueberry had a really pleasant aftertaste, although I wouldn't exactly say it tasted like blueberrys, and it left me in a very stoned yet just about functional state. Now with the girls getting a little ancy it was time for a stroll along the canals...
Its funny how when your stoned you manage to find exactly what you want at all times, in this case I wanted a bench, one the girls were happy to sit at for a bit due to its really pleasant location on the canal and one that just so happens to be a stones throw to my next destination (",) Time for my second but and fly of the day, this time its Grey Area that has been calling to me from behind our bench, so I head on over. An added bonus is the 3 person queue and in no time i'm at the counter. Lots of strains are jumping out at me from the menu but I settle on two that I like the look of, Silver Bubble @13e/g and Kandy Kush @14.50/g. Purchases in pocket, I head out the door but I cant shake that feeling that I will soon be back for some of the Quase that I spotted!
My gf and Amy wanted to do some gift shopping and window shopping so we headed off to Magma Plaza where while they went about their business, I propped myself up against the giant Christmas tree and enjoyed the rest of my blueberry stone! I have no idea how long I was pinned to that tree but by the time the girls had finished up I was about back to the land of the fully functioning. I declared that the Blueberry would from now on become my last joint of the day, although I did enjoy my morning with it I must say! Following a quick shop in AH to pick up some munch, we finally got our keys and headed to Spuistraat to our home away from home for a few days...
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