Day 5
The morning started off much the same as the rest of the week, smoked a ‘rillo of LA Con. Today we are going to the Zomer Carnaval in Rotterdam! We left the hotel around nine and headed to HGF for the first time this trip. They were not quite ready when we arrived and a light rain was starting to fall. We power walked down to Ben for a quick smoke. I discovered been on a trip in March and liked the cozy feel. Today the lady tender was in and I bought 1g of Jack Herer for 8E. Got a couple of drinks also and settled in the smoking room. J had a field jacking around the fish, the simple things in life! Rolled a ‘rillo, nice smoke although the LA Con still had a hold of me.
Went back to HGF and sat next to the window while J purchased 1g of Sour Diesel for 11E. Smoked a pure joint and watched a wet Amsterdam. By now, it was almost noon and we decided to head to CS to catch the train to Rotterdam. We stop at McD’s on the Nieuwendijk for a quick bite. It was then that again J discovered he left his passport in the room. After eating and walking back to the hotel and then back to the train station, we had to stand in line to
buy tickets. They even had a promotion two first class return for 40E, which was 10E cheaper than second class! Made it up to the platform and waited for the train.
Made it to Rotterdam without incident, navigated the maze of construction outside of RCS. I knew the parade went down Nieuwe Binnenweg right in front of Nemo. Navigated over there from memory, could not believe that! We had a beer or two on the walk over, only 2E. Made it into the shop on the dealer windows were crowded of course. Decided on a couple of drinks, sat in the smoking room, and rolled a ‘rillo of Jack Herer. While we were smoking that, I rolled a mixed spliff of Sour Diesel for standing along the route. We went and stood outside to watch the beautiful women dance down the street. We stood there until we reached the end, and then headed across the city centre to catch some more of the parade. By now, we had been standing around for three or four hours and I needed a smoke. Stepped off to the side of street a rolled a ‘rillo of the Sour Diesel. Ah, now I could stand for a little while longer!
After the parade was over we made it towards the stages they had setup for concerts. Drunk a few more beers and waited for the concert to start. J and I hade made a pact; if we saw people start running we would run first and ask questions later. Well it soon put to the test. We stood in the middle of street drinking just like everyone else. All of a sudden we see people start running toward us, we do a little stutter step before we see the horse and police in riot gear grab this dude. That just about killed the little buzz I had left! We slowly moved back to our spot, dodging the mounds of horse manure. It was now dark and we had been at it for almost 10 hours. We started the task of maneuvering our way back towards centraal station, stopping to grab one last beer.
Made it back to the hotel around one and J was wide-awake. He headed out to the pub and I rolled a joint to ease my mind and lull me to sleep!
Jack Herer Ben 8E/g
Smoking at HGF
Zomer Carnaval
