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weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 23rd Jan 2013 04:20 pm
by gromit
has anyone been ,..i hear they have some coffeeshops a castle ,...and a fort ,..small and near the dam even windmills ,...sounds like a day trip during the 420 trip,........

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 23rd Jan 2013 04:58 pm
by FlyByNite
I was there on business several years ago. I did what I had to do, had a nice lunch on the river, and left.
It is a quaint enough small town. I didn't notice any coffeeshops. A better bet for them would be Utrecht.

Here is what wikivoyage ( a new wiki out there ) has to say.

http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Weesp

Enjoy
FlyByNite

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 01:07 pm
by Nimrod
If the crickets don't want to go, maybe these guys will...

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/show ... 64583&f=69

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 01:51 pm
by MrIan67
No coffeeshops mate... Piramide coffeeshop in Bussum isn't too far away though..

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 02:09 pm
by gromit
pre rolls,.. :mrgreen:

the town sounds like an easy look see,....

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 03:09 pm
by Nimrod
Rather go to Naarden.

Seen the Google Earth view of Naarden?

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 03:12 pm
by gromit
Nimrod wrote:Rather go to Naarden.

Seen the Google Earth view of Naarden?
nope ,..but ill look see ,..thanx,....

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Wed 30th Jan 2013 03:56 pm
by gromit
gromit wrote:
Nimrod wrote:Rather go to Naarden.

Seen the Google Earth view of Naarden?
nope ,..but ill look see ,..thanx,....
looks cool like a old fort nows a town,...nice lookin church,...hell you could hit both ,being small and all,.....still months away,....

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Fri 1st Feb 2013 05:56 pm
by EasilySuede
gromit wrote:has anyone been ,..i hear they have some coffeeshops a castle ,...and a fort ,..small and near the dam even windmills ,...sounds like a day trip during the 420 trip,........
You could roll your own day "package tour" loop, by bike, that would include: Muiderslot, Naarden, Bussum (w/Piramide cs), Fort Uitermeer, and Weesp.

https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/PyramideBus.html
Kapelstraat 43a
1404 HW Bussum

That's one of my plans for this summer, and a possible toke n spoke.
Enjoy

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 03:10 am
by worldcitizen1723
yup
did it.
train to weesp with our bikes
explored the town, then over to Mueiden.. great castle

tooled around the area.

rode back to Amsterdam. bring your own smoke and edibles, there were no shops.
but do not let that stop you. definitely worth it!

The towns were friendly. locals shook our hands and welcomed us to their towns - little weird actually.

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 05:37 am
by winnie
It's really easy to get there on a bus from Amsterdam Amstel... Cheap and takes about 15 minuten. Well worth a visit.

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 07:35 am
by Uncle Ron
Nimrod wrote:If the crickets don't want to go, maybe these guys will...

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/show ... 64583&f=69
Hey Gromit, that's you in the #35 jersey, correct? :)
I saw Yogi as well... :)
What a crew... nothing like cruising the canals on QD, esp. with family and friends (old and new)... :)

Enjoy Weesp...
... :mrgreen:

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 12:38 pm
by Nimrod
Uncle Ron wrote:
Nimrod wrote:If the crickets don't want to go, maybe these guys will...

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/show ... 64583&f=69
Hey Gromit, that's you in the #35 jersey, correct? :)
I saw Yogi as well... :)
What a crew... nothing like cruising the canals on QD, esp. with family and friends (old and new)... :)

Enjoy Weesp...
... :mrgreen:
Yep, that's Manson alright. One can only wonder who was decent enough to hook him up like that, it being his first QD and all. :wink:

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 02:10 pm
by gromit
Uncle Ron wrote:
Nimrod wrote:If the crickets don't want to go, maybe these guys will...

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/show ... 64583&f=69
Hey Gromit, that's you in the #35 jersey, correct? :)
I saw Yogi as well... :)
What a crew... nothing like cruising the canals on QD, esp. with family and friends (old and new)... :)

Enjoy Weesp...
... :mrgreen:
yes thats me i tried to hide in orange,... :)
good peeps and great fun ,..and back for more,.....im a glutton for punishment,.... :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen:

Re: weesp day trip!

Posted: Sat 2nd Feb 2013 03:48 pm
by worldcitizen1723
Btw
You could easily bike out there too. we had tried two times previously and
Just became hopelessly lost ( which was quite fine) but we really wanted to find the castle..
So taking the train with the bikes worked well.