24-27th Otober 23

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First time having a go at a travelogue will see what I can remember from 4 days of good smoking

Day 1
Starting off with the 6.05am flight so no real sleep the night before, we pile into a taxi at 3 bells and we are on our way, get to airport in what felt like light speed (think driver had somewhere else to be) bag checked in and out for a pre-flight smoke. Through security and patiently wait on gate to open.

Window Gazing

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All good with the flight we arrive nice and early an early site that we have arrived

Step outside before getting train

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Check in is not until 1pm so we have a couple of hours to pass,first stop for breakfast smoke is Bagheera as its just around corner from apartment and start off with some Lemon Bubble absolute bargain at 10e/g spent a couple of hours and also tried the Huey Newton 14e/g. mates got various bits but the Planet Purple stood out.

Check into apartment and get settled smoke through the last of the Bagheera stash, wash change and we step out into a wet Amsterdam

Bit of rain never hurt anyone

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a bit of rain won't dampen the mood as we make our way to an old favourite

It will always be de Kuil

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the menu in here has been the most consistent I've seen in 26 years of visiting great if you like the old school strains

de Kuil menu (classic)

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and when you get parked in the best spot

View from the best seat in Amsterdam (In my humble opinion)

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you feel like your home. Had the Blueberry a brilliant example and a repeat purchase also got some Pineapple Chunk, think we smoked everything on the menu between us. We left and decided on a quick spliff and stock up for the apartment so a stop off at het Gelderse on the way picked up some Black Runtz 15e/g and a nice example of Lemon Haze 12e/g then a quick Shoarma stop

Has to be done

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and back to the digs for a munch and smoke the days purchases

Table spread

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bringing a long but good first day to a close.

Day 2

Up and at it wake and bake time and then we are heading to Tyson 2.0 one of my mates is a massive boxing fan so the combination of Tyson and a place to have a smoke is something we have to investigate passed this on the way

Argus

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, get to Tyson 2.0 early so its not that busy, it has quite a packed menu

Tyson 2.0 menu

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but I decided to bite (no pun intended) and go for the Intergalactic Toad

Price is crazy but I'm on holiday

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have to say despite the price it was a really nice bit of flower, it was pouring outside so we settled in for a sesh various other bits bought through the morning standout was Girl Scout Cookies really good example.

After a while we hatch a plan to go to Amnesia during a break in the rain back into the soggy streets of Amsterdam with a happy baked glow and that lovely stoned just happy to be here expression on the faces wander by this place

I'm sure it means something else

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[jiffa]

Day 2 Continued

On our way we have a very surreal and what can only be explained as an Amsterdam moment bloke was trying to push a testing trailer on his own but was struggling why he thought to ask 4 stoners for help was on him, but we played our part helped move it amazingly not taking out the pole and the bike

Pole and bike intact

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Get inside Amnesia just as it starts pouring a well timed walk and now to settle in and get smoking, decided on some Ice Cream Cake for starters

Ice Cream Cake

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really nice, various other bits bought by everyone as always a strong menu

Amnesia Flower Menu

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we end up spending the next few hours dodging the rain and filling our lungs tried some of the Banana OG Filtered nice crumbly hash and lovely taste

Banana OG Filtered

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After a while we take our chances and head for some food and back to the apartment.

Night time we head out and one of my mates wants to watch the football so we find a smoker friendly bar to watch the match and smoke through whats left from Amnesia, football done time to head to Solo for a last hour smoke and stock up for the night, we get there just after 11 and the budtender says its cool to smoke till 11.45 then he's closing up delighted I tell him that'll do fine and purchase some Big Buddha Cheese 13e/g great example and some Rinse 20e/g another lovely bit of flower

Solo Menu

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Day 2 coming to an end back to thee digs and a nice little stash to work through

Day 2 stash

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Day 3

The main reason we came on this trip was because we lost two of our closest one being the dad of two my mates and the other more like a brother, we spent many happy times in Amsterdam over 25 years plus and felt it would be nice to scatter some of their ashes at Vondelpark a place where many a spliff was shared on a summers day, This will be only my 2nd tram ride in all the years of visiting but first we have to get Metro, tickets purchased and we are on our way

Rokin Metro

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we get to Vondelpark and go for a walk and find a nice spot

Vondelpark

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we smoke a couple of spliffs and remember some of the good times and then decide to head to Old Church, first time visiting the new shop the original shop was a place we spent many hours people watching from the windows upstairs so I was surprised that the female budtender with the big curly hair from the original shop was sitting in the new shop we had a smoke and reminisced about times in the old place

If you know, you know

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again more bits bought and a few hours pass, Zoap was the stand out purchase

Old Church Menu

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After grabbing something to eat and a quick stop off at the digs to freshen up we head to Solo it's busy so grab a bit of Mango Sapphire Filtered 16e/g very soft piece of hash and we head back to de Kuil for a smoke, more Blueberry picked up was really loving the flavour on this batch.

Back to the digs to smoke today's collection of bits and get set for heading home tomorrow

[jiffa]

Day 4 Homeward Bound

Last day sure comes around fast in this wonderful city but our flights not until 10.40pm so we have a full day of smoking to enjoy, we leave the digs just after 11am and set up camp in Amnesia after de Kuil was to busy pick up a couple of bits Black Cherry Gushers and some Double Stuffed Sorbet

Double Stuffed Sorbet

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a nice soft hash easy to work with.

We stayed until 5pm and decided time for something to eat before heading to airport, only one place to go for me at this point

Batavia

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after a bite to eat we smoke the last and build a couple for the pre-flight smoke at airport.

Met this fella at Central

The people you meet

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and then onto the airport, you know its over when you see this

Home Time

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And so another visit comes to an end, until the next time

[Tokeing tom]

Good read , some nice smokes there nice idea with the ashes