so after my last trip and there I was
again on another European trip and
since my meetings involved multiple
points in Europe - guess which city
I chose as home base...you only get one guess
So my first day started very early - got into Amsterdam
and the weather was OK - not too cold and
no rain - stopped off at Amnesia as it is open
at 10AM and got some Laughing Buddha - this
was a very nice sativa - the buds were compact
with curly hairs and the smell was very good - I
had not smoked for a few weeks and this set me right...
After that started wearing off I got some Hippie
which was a great Indica - think I heard about
this strain from someone that wrote about it
here - maybe they got it in Carmona? Any
way I ate something and walked around for
hours - first I went to the Begijnhof Garden
for my first time - very nice spot - close to
the Spui and Dampkring for perspective sake.
Then I took the tram to De Pijp and walked
around there for a while.
Here are some pics from Sarphati Park -
After a while it got dark and I went to Basjoe -
never been here before and I went based
on positive reviews of others.
Basjoe is a great place to hang out -
they would not sell half grams (my preference
as it allows most weed in short time...)
But I had no problems with the Early Pearl -
a very nice smoke.
After that it was on to some bars and dinner,
beers , smoke and bed.
On my second day I hit GA for some Matanuska Tundra
I wanted the 4077 but they had none.
Anyway this was a good powerful indica that I enjoyed
- good body stone too.
The weather started turning nasty - the beginning
of Storm Kiril but anyway I braved the rain and walked to
the museum in the old post office
This museum has some interesting contemporary
exhibits as well as a great space on the 11th floor
that functions as a restaurant as well as events.
Later that evening the rain was too much so I spent
the rest of the day popping into a few coffeshops
to smoke my stuff and hang out in the room.
Popped in to Nes to get some Kush and say hello to
DC- always a good time at Nes
Now here is the unplanned twist to my journey -
Coming back from Germany by train that Thursday
we were stopped in Arnhem and told that due
to the storm all rail travel was ground to a halt.
After hanging out in the chaos of the train station
for a few minutes I figured that I was stuck
for the time being...
First - I thanked my lucky stars that we
were stopped just over the border from Germany
barely inside Holland.
Then I proceeded to scout for a local Arnhem CS...
And yes!!! I found one.
It was called Joint Venture, up the stairs
from the street and it was a cosy
place in the Centrum. I got a gram
of K2 for 5 Euros (nice, huh?)
And proceeded to make the best of my predicament...
In the end it all turned out OK - I got
to see a bit of beautiful Arnhem Centrum and
after a few hours hooked up with two more people
and shared a cab into Amsterdam - good thing
since rail service was out till next day
and there were no hotel rooms in Arnhem...
On my third and last day I went to GA and got some
golden soles hash which is very nice
and some chocolope weed.
I was looking for some Martian but they were out -
the guy offered me some C13 and Chocolope -
both smelled amazing - the C13 spicy and the Chocolope
incredibely sweet. I must say - DNA Genetics is taking
this science to new levels of high quality.
I have never seen such gorgeous bud in my life.
And the high was incredible - not too strong but just right.
Even for the high price - this is a must try.
After GA I walked around some more...
went to the Amsterdam History Museum - very nice
and the inner courtyard is another one of those
hidden places in the middle of the city -
here are some pics -
Canals -
Jazz bar -
night shot -
At the end of the day went to Amnesia
and got some manala cream hash- always
good and headed to the Nes to finish off
my stash and get some beers.
Many posts have described the bake shop opposite 420...
well - their strawberry cheescake and chocolate croissants
are out of this world - I had them every chance I got...
the perfect munchie snack...
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Can't wait for next trip...
