Well, I was djing till 2am on the sunday night/Monday morning 12-13/10/08 and had tickets for the early morning flight to AMS from Leeds Bradford. Flights were £110 return and I flew back on the last flight on the Thursday night.
Staying at the Hotel de Mallemoolen http://www.koopermoolen.nl/mallemoolen.html
in the single room overlooking the Warmoesstraat and Concious Dreams.
I have stayed here on a previous occasion and found the facilities to be clean, cheap and breakfast is thrown into the 65 euro per night price. Great!!!
Some may find staying on the Redlight a bit intimidating but as long as you watch your pockets you should have no problem.
Arriving into Schipnol around 9am I was onto the Train into Central, and straight into Central Coffeeshop and that big box of delights. Completely forgetting what I bought I trundled to the Hotel which was only a minute away to try and be cheeky to check in v early. Unfortunately the room wasnt ready so I stored my bag and nipped out to either Pick up the Pieces or Free Amsterdam.. Again, bit blurry and ive since lost my list... (well its somewhere in a case I thinks... will edit when its found) dropping into BABA headshop for a lighter and some skins on the way.
In whichever coffeeshop I stopped in I asked if tobacco was ok to be told a definate no. This buggered me up a bit as I'm useless at rolling without my mat (which was in my bag) so I did my best to roll a stub that started out the length of a big rizla and ended up about an inch of smokable doobie.. lol.. Smoked that and stumbled out of the shop to head back to check in.. 10.30am and I'm checked in and sat overlooking the Warmoesstraat with the radiator on and checking out the bad lads on the street below me. Sitting there for only bout half an hour and I see my first crime of the week.. Pickpocket team very slick in their cracked up state robbing 2 businessmen of their wallets.
All settled in and seeing that its the same guys pickpocketing and dealing in the street from my last trip I now know who to avoid!!
Just a quick note... If you eat at the Chinese Takeaway on the Warmoesstraat called Surinaams be very aware that 80% of the people I saw go into here had something stolen from their person. Hazard to say I never went in.. lol.. If you dont know which one I mean then here's a pic. Its the Chinese next to Concious Dreams - http://hullhost.co.uk/g2/main.php?g2_itemId=810
Pretty much stoned it was time for a walk round so I head off to Hunters for a coffee and more smoke. Picking up some NYCD I ask about the tobacco ruling and was told again that its a definate no no. Luckily I had my mat and rolled a nice phat one with the NYCD, enjoying my coffee and the atmosphere. Nice to see the internet terminals working at the back of the shop so I sat for half hour chatting to the lads back home.
From here I wandered over to Route 66/99 opposite Prix D'ami to see how the place looks now they have moved the dealer and bar to downstairs with tobacco upstairs. Grabbed a coffee and some of their Jack Herrer and went to sit upstairs which was empty barring a small group of 4 people all looking very red eyed and happy. Loved the room and the big imposing glass doors.
By now I was knackered from lack of sleep and too much green so sleep time came when I got back to the hotel.
Waking up about 8pm, rolled up the last of the Jack and smoked that then I headed out for a pint of Gulpners at Nes and sat outside as it was a warm evening smoking the rest of what i had left enjoying the freedom.
After a couple of pints and smokes I headed back via AH for some snacks and coke. Sitting at the window I again witnessed another theft, a poor Very drunk bloke looking for his wallet for like 10 mins, muttering to himself that he wasnt drunk then propmtly fell off his bike and dropped all his food from Surrinams all over the floor, but still not finding his wallet. Saddened by the fact that there are so many pickpockets but amused at how drunk the victim was I hit the sack and into oblivion awaiting my next day.
I have uploaded my pics here http://hullhost.co.uk/g2/main.php
Day two coming........
Well, Ive sat here for the last hour trying to remember where Tuesday went and all I can remember is waking around 930, finishing off the half joint in the ashtray, heading to Concious dreams for a punnet of mushrooms then waking up on wednesday... I had new weed and some hash but completely lost Tuesday.. My feet were killing so I must have had a good trip.. lol
So my entry for Tuesday says
TUESDAY.... I did Mushrooms!!
lol
