Lemming's Traditional Pictorial Travelogue of 4-20 2014

[spliphy2]

Great pictures. Nice to meet you in April. Thanks for all you do with the forum.

[TwoCanucks]

Great stuff, love the pictures, has me Yearning for a summertime trip

[Lemming]

Gapie, Woodz60, Jesscass, Dimon, Spliphy2, TwoCanucks thanks very much, glad you like it and Spliphy2 it was nice to meet you too.

Wednesday 23rd April 2014

Our last day and the sun is shining yet again.
Everybody is looking cool in their sunglasses.
We move out of the apartment and drop our bags off at a place on the Damrak.

We usually stay somewhere around the Nieuwmarkt area and have breakfasted at Poco Loco many times.
J has decided that we should start today here.


Poco Loco is right next to Hill Street Blues at the Market, Rock-It and Jolly Joker

A tram into the East is the order of the day for today.

As the tram rounds the corner by the Munt I attempt a quick picture through the window of

The "new" Old Church.

Alighting the tram at Pontanusstraat we have to stop and take a quick look at

Molen De Gooyer (windmill) and Brouwerij 't IJ (brewery).


Happy People (not to be confused with Funny People) is at one end of the Dapper Market.

We take a stroll through the market.
We don't buy anything but it's fun exploring markets.

As it's such a nice day we decide to go back to Amstelhaven, the canal-side café that J discovered a few days ago.

Amstelhaven


Onto the metro to Centraal. From Centraal metro station we attempt to find an exit next to Voyagers.
We get close - at least we emerge on the right side of the main road.

Voyagers



I spend my last few euros on a gram of something nice and join the session.




My watch is on UK time so it's actually 4:20.
Sadly, though, that means it's time to head for the airport.

Goodbyes to everyone and off we go.

Thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable trip.
See you all again next year I hope.


Here's the cast list I compiled:

Banshee Beat
Bifton
Danny211204
DC
DRA + Swiss Associate
Elasticband
Ftcarer & 1st born
Gapie
Ingi Blingi
Jack Ganja
Lemming + J
Nel Z Bub
Occasional Bowl
Rob_OG + S
Roccy Tittzenbeer
Scandalous Monk
Soul Smoke
Spliphy2
Trashcanman
Worsall
ZBeebs + wife

There were a few more but I didn't catch everyone's names. Please let me know if I've missed you out.

Not as many people as some previous years but a great bunch and we still attempted to smoke Amsterdam dry.

[notsofasteddie]

You Saved the "Best" for last.

Awesome series of pictures

One "fanboy" here saying, "More!"

Thanks,

Ed

[ftcarer]

Great finish Lemming

[gapie]

[danny211204]

had a blast cant wait till nx yr!

[AzLaker]

More great photos Lemming, thanks. See you next year.

AzLaker

[Lemming]

Thanks very much notsofasteddie, ftcarer, gapie, danny211204 and AzLaker. I look forward to seeing you all next year.

[AzLaker]

Looking for apartments now.

AzLaker

[courtjester]

Now that's a Travelogue! Thanks Lem.

[A Leprechaun]

Looking for apartments now.

AzLaker

The café lemming alludes to Poco Loco has apartments above it fantastic views,it used to be managed by Greenhouse but I,m not too sure they have it on their books anymore,last time we stayed there a cool Aussie guy seemed to be the man who looked after the day to running and occupied the first flat above the café. well worth browsing for though as its a great spot to explore from as well.

[Trashcanman]

Hi Guys,
sorry that it took me so long to get back online, but since i'm back
to the States i'm crazy busy at work ( meaning all over North America).
Not that i'm complaining... i'd go nuts with a normal job


Lemming it's been an absolute pleasure to have finally meet you
and J, what a blast we had
Thanks to:
Banshee Beat
Bifton
Danny211204
DC
DRA + Swiss Associate
Elasticband
Ftcarer & 1st born
Gapie
Ingi Blingi
Jack Ganja
Nel Z Bub
Occasional Bowl
Roccy Tittzenbeer
Scandalous Monk
And all of you that i don't remember the names, sorry smoke does that to me.
Don't worry i'm way better with faces, so the next time we meet we'll smoke
a fat one

Wish all people in the world were like you guys, would defo be a better place.

To this tread i can only say that i'm blown away man, awesome pictures and
reporting, now it dawns on me that i could use a vacation.....
With only 10 days per year, my next one is for the cup, boy i cant wait.

Saw that my leftovers were put to good use, glad you all liked it

You all stay healthy my friends, hope to see you at the cup