Our plans are for a chilled day visiting coffeeshops after arrival on the 27th, hopefully get to Katsu at last and I need a mocha milkshake from Amnesia asap. I'll probably pop round to Grey Area at some point to avoid catching it on some random day when it's closed, and then we've got tickets for Joanna Newsom at the Paradiso that evening. After that it's possibly back to a coffeeshop or food and then back to the apartment.
On the Saturday it's looking like a long overdue daytime trip to Haarlem is in order, for some temple ball. I want to visit the Willie Wortel shops, I'd messaged Nol last time I was over about visiting, but we had a few first timers who were sleeping in and had to be coaxed to leave the apartment nevermind the city. I want to check out W&A if possible late afternoon/early evening and then head back to central Amsterdam for the rest of the night.
Sunday I'm hoping to have some mushrooms and visit the Vondelpark, depending on weather and how I'm feeling on that particular day. Maybe visit a museum or two as well. Should I visit that temporary modern museum somewhere near centraal station? I dunno if it's even still there, my brother went to it a couple of years back now.
Monday we leave, but we don't need to be at the airport till about 7 or 8pm so we'll probably check our luggage in lockers at centraal and head back into town.
Aside from Katsu (I'm thinking crystal clear and sage), Amnesia (Laughing Buddha, Amnesia Haze.. do they ever have mk ultra anymore?), Grey Area (i love the crystals, was going to try my luck for the MMG, c13, anything really! they were also out of golden soles last time i visited iirc) and the Willie Wortel shops, we'll end up in some others.
I love NYCD from dampkring, but I might check out tweede kamer instead. Paradox for Ace, Stix for several reasons including temple ball, Kashmir Lounge for ambience and smoke and Old Church (for the view) have been recommended to me. De Kuil is an old favourite that others may want to pop into. I also thought about popping to siberie or route 66 to wave to people at home on the webcam
.. I know that's a pretty healthy list for 4 days, to say the least, but you never know, I might end popping in to look for some Blue Cheese or Ummagumma too.. I suppose we'll end up going wherever the wind takes us. My brother is a bigger hash fan so he'll be doing the circuit on that. I'm mostly just loving nice zingy sativas of late.I'm really looking forward to going back after what seems like ages (18 months give or take) I compiled my own guide to amsterdam using sites online for reference after I came back from my first trip, it was built as a website but lost in a drive crash
but I feel that in doing that I learnt a lot about amsterdam (I've only been twice) I'm going to make sure I take lots of pictures this time though. Make SURE of it! I never remembered to pull it out when i was outside (the camera, easy now) and I don't like pulling out a camera in a coffeeshop in case someone objects to it, so outside of the apartment about 6 photos were taken!
Anyways maybe I'll see some of you guys around. I plan to post a trip report on my return, but everyone says that and half of them just get nicely toasted and forget.
