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Trad wrote:Great report HD. Thanks for taking the time to involve us all..

Thanks Trad, it just ain't the same without everyone here at ACD!

A quick look back through pictures:

SUNDAY, ARRIVAL DAY...

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It's cold...hovering around freezing but the humidity actually makes it feel warmer because we're blessed with no wind and periodically sunny skies. VERY periodic, but when it shines it shines bright!

HILL STREET BLUES ON THE MARKET

First stop since Basjoe's and Baghera were both still closed when I ventured out for the all-important first smoke of the trip (unfortunately, for the 2nd time in a row I was stag!).

Menu...

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And their stash!

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Himalaya Gold...

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The family of swans outside our apartment, fighting the ice!

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LOOKING BACK ON THE HIMALAYA GOLD...

I have to say, outside the iceo's the the butters, this has to be THE most unique hasj in the damn. It's a black hasj masquerading as a Moroc. From what I can tell it's made Rif style with sieving and pressing but with the North Indian / Nepalese style bud (more Indian, I'd say, the spice gives it away!) so that it breaks up like a good Moroccan hasj, even smells off the light like one too. But soon the taste and bake give it away revealing its true nature!

Why no repeat purchases? Well, we did start off with over 2 grams to start but its uniqueness also lends itself to an almost novelty hasj - I mean HIGH quality novelty but once I started to taste the true Moroc's and Nepalese I was reluctant to return during a week long stay. If we lived over in the 'dam, it would most likely be a couple of grams every couple of weeks or so...

-hd

I'd rate it

Just to say that last week end I bought this Himalayan hash after reading your TR, and I didn't regret it, a really good hash, with a crazy flavour and a great head high/body buzz ratio

Just loved your report Hasjdreamer and those photos are great! Great shots from the apartment! and some loooovely looking hasj! keep them coming!!

HasjDreamer wrote:Thanks Trad, it just ain't the same without everyone here at ACD!

Dude.. Totally, its like taking a big group of friends that are completely into what your doing along for the ride!
Not like some of my whining friends at home...'what you going to Amsterdam again for?' they dont have a clue!

Fantastic report and amazing photos!!!
I've also seen the other menus on FBN website and I was actually drooling.
Thanks a lot for sharing Hasj

...as always, thanks for the encouragement!

Since darkness falls quite early in the 'dam these days it's already twilight by early afternoon while I retrieve bud for the wife at Basjoe's just down the street:

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I asked about the special but was directed to the OG kush at a pricey 15 e/g:

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I know it's sacrilege but, I have to say, I'm not all that impressed with Basjoe's. I mean it's a cool shop but it's super, SUPER pricey.. the coffee sucks... they don't carry pear looza... and the bud, while tasty and stoney, REALLY should have left me disabled at 15 euro per gram. I mean I was working on no sleep, little food and had only smoked the Himalaya gold all day. Besides, James wasn't in the best mood either of the times I stopped in and I wound up liking Bagheera all the more.

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And their silver haze at 12 e/g...

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I guess I'm a sucker for the gaudier, Bob Marley portrait painted on the wall kinda place; a bit more upbeat then the dark/black furniture minimalist furnishings of Basjoe's. But, to each their own!

Great to see the pix to go along with your words, on a smoking trip
to Amsterdam any plans always seem to go up in smoke for me.

So to keep a live trip report going while you were there is a great effort.

Can't wait to find out what your favourite hashes of the trip were?

3oh3

hasj dreamer, you seem like the right guy to ask...

im not a big hash smoker but im looking to indulge when i hit dam in 9 days....

what hash's would you say give a sativa uplifting high? like a nice wake n bake....from your report im guessing lebanese is one to look out for...but if you could help me out with a few more that would be good.....thanks

USBONGLORD wrote:gapies a mental patient

ok i am a mental patien
but
i am honest and truth
and i am the most of the times at meet and greets
and also if there no people there i will wait 15 mins outside for them
and then everyone says win win sitaution for me not i am outside in the cold !! come on fuck off with that what u said

but cool to meet U hasjdreamer
cya next time then we will smoke some hash or weed i dunno
smokey smokey !!

Hey Gapie, it's all good...trust me, we're ALL in a mental institution - it's called Amsterdam! You're just lucky enough to reside full-time...

Hey Smokesy...the Lebanese WAS a great wake and bake but I would probably recommend the Nepal Ice from Katsu (or another nice, clean Nepal); makes for a pure, clean, bright high that's like no other!

First night, the wife is still under the weather but I'm in the need for some solid; sooooo I take a stroll around the corner to the infamous, hasj haven:

Rusland

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Too bad the vibe sucked, 'cause it's such a historic shop in a historic, holiday decorated canal house. The hasj was inCREDible...too bad the pictures aren't!

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I remember sitting in Bagheera; the owner was sitting with the counter girl (a sweet, college age girl who was prone to giggling) and chastising her about SOMETHING. It was either the numbers weren't adding up or he was testing her on her Dutch language skills. I know, two completely different things but I remember getting baked trying to decipher the conversation! Ahh, mundane coffeeshop stoner memories!

Day two, after a first stop at Hill Street BREWS for that all important first cup of coffee, it's off to GreenPlace for our first of what would be MANY visits to the bud mecca of Amsterdam.

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Funny, NEVER stayed for a coffee or drink...EVER! Always a grab and go. Not sure why, old habits of running next door to Hill Street die hard and the place is ALWAYS busy. It just seems to lend itself to a fly and high situation for some reason! So we pick up the recommended Purple Kush for the apartment; passing icy canals back to the apartment:

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Christ, the purple kush...it was SICK!

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And the twizzler?

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Perhaps the freshest Moroc we encounter on our trip, maple sugar candy in both appearance and texture and taste to match. From what I can gather note wise and from memory, only the high wasn't fantastic. I mean, it was really good but it wouldn't make number one. Damn close, I tell ya; damn close...

-HD

awesome write up and pics dude. A+ shizzit fo sho. Sorry to hear about your ol lady though. I know how it is for sure. We are in Roma right now and the first two nights my ol lady was puking her guts out. It's like delayed motion sickness or something, happens every time we travel. Thank goodness the next stop is Dam, cuz weed is ever the only cure. I see you are American, as am I, so you should see a doc and get some dissolvable finnergen for emergencies like this. It works wonders but we failed to bring it with us this time. enough about vomit though. your logue was dope, I thoroughly enjoyed it! cheers!

that new green place menu looks even better then the last....unfortunately it looks like they've taken blueberry cheese off the menu....but either way it still looks quite appetising

nummm that twizzla looks just like i remember it from last time. roll on jan..

Great report Hasj! AS FBN will attest to, I am also Hasj lover. He calls me Hasj lady. Thanks for the great report. I love hearing about great experiences in the Dam. Im glad your wife got better to enjoy some of the trip.

HasjDreamer wrote:
Hey Smokesy...the Lebanese WAS a great wake and bake but I would probably recommend the Nepal Ice from Katsu (or another nice, clean Nepal); makes for a pure, clean, bright high that's like no other!


-HD

Thanks for that. Im definitely going to keep an eye open for the nepal...looking at a few of the menu's it seems like a fairly cheap hash.