Had not been here since ....
This time, my ever forgiving wife, who's a non smoker - by the way, is coming along.
Less than an hours away flight, we land in amsterdam. It's cold and perfect weather, to head to the centre and inside someplace for a cup of hot chocolate, I suggest...
Or some coffee, with a bag of green and dusty goodies for smoking ? ok says the wife. Man, that's a keeper,right there.
Voyagers, is the first port of call.
In we go and receive what is exposure to a nice place to stock up and warm welcome from the coffee and budtenders.
Some great weed on sale and in the air, a familiar smell .....
Buying a couple of strains and one for the road, we head straight out to find Grey Area.
Maybe its the temperature of -1, that is making the job of locating, the shop from memory a hard task. Or the kosher kush from voyagers is working, it's magic and I am quite happy to wander around, enjoying the sites, sounds and smells that are available. Grey area's, shop door .....a welcome site. Inside, a handful of very relaxed people and not a queue in site for the bud tenders, service.
Greetings from a cheerful American dude, who is quite happy to give advice on stock and what's looking good.
Answer, most of it.
Super silver and grey crystals it looks like for me, so in the shopping basket they go.
poor wife less happy that we still hadn't sat down and or had a coffee yet.
This gets quickly fixed after, checking in to the hotel and smoking two joints, takes one us just one hour.
Temperature still dropping or maybe it's the wind. Wife suggests lets go eat and after go for coffee, something to keep her awake Figure that those two cakes from Amnesia have kicked in, I did say half at a time, not all at one time.
So off we head into the night looking for a place to eat. Well one of us is ….
As we walk the streets, I am on the lookout for places to stop and have a crafty smoke, doorways, alleyways ….. with some success, it would seem.
After half an hour I am asked which is the best, I answer the Kosher …. No, which restaurant ?!
Spotting a reasonable looking grill menu, a few metres away, I say that looks good and in we go (good recovery Slim ….).
After dinner and a blast of Silver bubble, on one of the quieter bridges, we commence the red light tour.
RLD …. It is what it is …...
Having seen enough, we head off to find a CS.
For dessert, we head down to Green Place, its busy but there is a table by the window. Down goes the bag and off I go in search of refreshments.
Wife starts a convo about the RLD, what do you think I said … ?
Ah, they just look like sad puppies in a shop window, I say yes there were a few old dogs there to ….. eh ?!
Time to make a couple of fat Blue Cheese joints, figure that it’s best to roll two now …. Just in case my ability to roll is ruined later and the crazy part of me, will want to keep going …..
After smoking one, lots of conversation ensues … and at one point it almost gets to much …. Few deep breaths and couple sips of the coffee and the wave passes … phew.
Wife says, I am going to the bar and going to see the Bud man …..
I sit there grinning, thinking how good is this … in just a few hours, I have converted NON smoker Mrs Slim in to Mrs Green, who is off shopping.
Back she comes with a bunch of cakes and says these looked good, so I just had to buy them ….
Another round of coffee and down go the cakes, one each and a couple in the overnight bag.
Meanwhile, the last of the cheese, goes up in smoke and finally Mrs Slim has a good few puffs and says it quite good. I sit there grinning as my master plan seems on track.
It’s getting close to closing time, so we head back to the hotel. Shortly after eating her weight in biscuits, crisps and other treats, the missus falls in to what looks like a Cannabis induced coma.
I decide, one last cake and its bedtime for me. Will be getting up in a few hours, so I figure if the cake will do anything, then I might get some results first thing. After what seems like 20 mins, 4 hours have passed and its time to get up.
How about coffee in bed, with maybe a croissant ? Sounds good, ok dear, you stay put and I will pop out and see what I can find. Such a gent !
Outside, I find a nice j filled with Amensia Haze in my coat and after buying the breakfast, I have my own starter to kick off the day ;-D
After a slow start to the day, we head out and start doing a bit of sight seeing.
Next stop is Easy Times. Look at the menu, nothing takes my fancy, so agree to buy drinks and smoke my own. Bartender seems happy enough with that, seems busy cleaning, so I think not having to serve me much more than a couple coffees, suits him just fine.
Music is a bit loud for me and makes talking and hearing hard work.
Bought a couple of cakes, but they were nasty so after a couple of bites, they were bird food.
Probably a couple pigeons flying upside down as a result!
Have to say, I didn't like the furniture to much as the small tables meant rolling a joint below the knee line, rather than standard table where you can rest your elbows ... If that makes sense. One for the road and we decide on an early lunch before some more walking.
Head to Paradox and its closed, for a refurb. Shame as we were hunting out some 5 euro deals and their famous cakes. Last of the Amensia Haze goes and we head off to Green place as their cakes were tasty and we need fuel for the journey home and maybe one last impulse buy.
Must be my unlucky day, they are also closed?!
So we decide enough walking about, head to Voyagers.
Nice welcome and good steady atmosphere... Everything you expect and love about this place.
We buy a couple of cakes and a coffee and I smoke the last of the haul.
Off to central station and we eat the cakes on the journey to the airport.
Easy flight and my wife says 3 words that make me smile.... "Lets go again"
All in a nice but quick visit and hope to go again sometime soon as a couple.
Happy that the wife got an intro in to the green world and enjoyed it.
