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- Mon 30th Dec 2013 03:36 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Champions on Leidesestraat
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2475
Re: Champions on Leidesestraat
The only time I ever won betting on something was when I put a tenner on Lordi to win the Eurovision Song Contest, was a nice little earner !
- Wed 2nd May 2012 03:18 pm
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: The Polderbaan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4232
Re: The Polderbaan
Hated landing there, used to joke that it took longer to taxi than it did for the flight !
- Thu 15th Sep 2011 03:55 pm
- Forum: Nederlands
- Topic: Should I learn basic Dutch?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 26703
Re: Should I learn basic Dutch?
Where I live it's okay until they suss that you're not Dutch (they seem to have some sort of telepathic ability to do this) and then they just start practicing their English on me :-) Am getting there slowly though, have had lessons, I could have cried after some of them, felt like a total failure, ...
- Wed 16th Feb 2011 01:18 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Zaanse schans
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3056
Re: Zaanse schans
This was the first place I ever went the first time I visited the Netherlands, loved it (and there was loads of free cheese)
- Wed 16th Feb 2011 01:17 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Moving to Amsterdam? Ever thought seriously about it?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4169
Re: Moving to Amsterdam? Ever thought seriously about it?
Am *finally* moving on Friday.....they say the three most stressful things you can do is move house, get married and look for a new job, who's bright idea was it that I do all three at once, am like the living dead at the minute, going to need a week off just to sleep
- Tue 8th Feb 2011 11:47 am
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Favorite Amsterdam Area Amusment Parks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2247
Re: Favorite Amsterdam Area Amusment Parks
Duinrell is nice, obviously a bit smaller than Efteling, but has some nice rides - there's a fairly good coaster that starts with a straight drop, an excellent log flume / splash ride, one of those upside down boat things and a spinning one as well. Was fairly quiet when we went so the kids just sta...
- Wed 22nd Dec 2010 02:11 pm
- Forum: Travelogues
- Topic: bleak's stoner photos thread
- Replies: 445
- Views: 116637
- Wed 15th Dec 2010 07:21 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Need a job: Big shortage of IT workers in NL
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1090
- Wed 15th Dec 2010 08:04 am
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: How much do you spend getting to A'dam?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 36677
- Fri 3rd Dec 2010 11:35 am
- Forum: Sport
- Topic: Football fans ?
- Replies: 3346
- Views: 325596
- Wed 24th Nov 2010 03:03 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Royal Wedding.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2256
Just don't let Harry organise the stag night :
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http://www.bytwerk.com/gpa/images/de-19 ... am1932.jpg
- Tue 23rd Nov 2010 07:34 pm
- Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
- Topic: How often do you visit amsterdam
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6969
I visit the Netherlands once every 2-3 weeks, Amsterdam, it depends really - was there about a week ago but that was just to meet the missus after work and didn't have a chance to do anything else..... ....and am not a big smoker as you may have noticed from the lack of trip reports, I came on here ...
- Thu 18th Nov 2010 12:18 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Cheap pints !
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4227
Am never drinking large quantities of Belgian beer again after the weekend :) Forgot that although I love the taste, it's like rocket fuel, was at a relatives birthday party at the weekend with a free bar, managed to cane Kwak, Delirium Tremens etc, was totally legless, barely managed to walk home.....
- Thu 11th Nov 2010 07:51 am
- Forum: Travel Plans
- Topic: How long until...
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- Mon 8th Nov 2010 07:05 pm
- Forum: Other Amsterdam and the Netherlands
- Topic: Artis Zoo
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3455
Hortus Botanical Garden - just down the road from the zoo and well worth a look as well....
http://en.dehortus.nl/homepage
http://en.dehortus.nl/homepage