First stop was Amnesia. Very quiet, just a couple tables occupied. I thought it was a really chill space, comfortable benches with pillows, and nice music (mostly old R&B). Grabbed gms of the Amnesia Haze, Sage & Sour, and Caramello. The Amnesia Haze was a bit of a disappointment, not all that crystally and potency was just okay. The Sage & Sour is the smelliest weed I've bought so far, out-reeks everything else. Caramello was very smooth, a really nice smoke. They had Nevilles Haze but only little buds left, and the Honey Bee was pretty ugly so I passed. Overall, a very pleasant space, but I wasn't super impressed with the weed. I will say that the two gals working there did a great job of keeping the place clean, they even cleaned the windows inside and out while I was there.
Next up was Grey Area. Pretty packed when I went in around 1, but I managed to snag a stool. Got gms of Grey Haze, Sour Cream, and Grey Mist crystals. The Grey Haze was killer, a real high-energy stone. Sour Cream was also very nice, great taste and a really well-balanced buzz. Crystals are the usual high quality. The bud guy was really friendly (taller balding guy with glasses). I'll be back there for sure this weekend.
Headed down to Noon next, grabbed 2 g of Blueberry (cheap at something like 11-12 EU/2 gm). Sat and smoked a couple bong hits - the counter guy was reasonably friendly, dug around for a straw for my drink, got a poker for the bowl etc., but I think I was the only non-Arabic speaker in there and didn't feel totally comfortable. Seems like one of the better Blueberry batches - the Blueberry smell isn't real strong but the buds are plenty crystally, and give a nice relaxing stone.
Speaking of relaxing, at this point I decided to head back to my hotel room to grab a much-needed nap. I didn't feel incredibly stoned until I laid down and closed my eyes and the room started spinning like crazy - nice!!
Woke up about 2 hours later, still pretty stoned but not sleepy any more. Headed over to Katsu, grabbed a gm of the Haze Silver Pearl, and a half-gm of Crystal Clear. The HSP was decent but not as good as the Grey Haze. I didn't really look at the Crystal Clear until I got back to my hotel room later on, and realised that there was some sort of plastic film involved - I ended up going by Katsu Sun at noon when they opened to find out what to do with it. The CC is indeed spread on a plastic film, I guess you're supposed to peel it off the film while it's still cold. No fridge in my hotel here (and no ice machines
), so that'll have to wait until I'm back in the Dam on Thurs night.Let's see, iirc I hit Bluebird next. Really crowded, had to wait a little while to see the menu. I ended up asking the guy what his best sativa was, he recommended the AK47 so I got a gm (haven't smoked it yet). I asked about Cheese, he said he expects some back in but doesn't know when. Looked like a pretty nice place to hang, with stools in front of both the upstairs and downstairs windows.
Wandered around to find something to eat, ended up grabbing some wok stuff at Lemon Grass, not bad. I could only finish about half of it, as it was sitting on the bench next to me some guy came up and asked if I was finished, so I gave it to him - hope he liked lots of chili pepper on his noodles!
Next stop was Greenhouse Centrum. When I walked by before getting dinner it looked fairly empty, but now it was packed. Asked for their best sativa and Super Silver Haze was recommended. Got a gm of that plus a gm of Xmas Tree or something like that, supposedly a not super heavy indica. When I got back to the hotel room later on I realised the bags weren't labeled, and I'll be damned if I can tell which is which - so I guess I need to stop back for an ID...
After GC I went by Nes - overall, this might have been my favorite spot of the day. Busy but not too crowded. Grabbed a beer and asked to see the menu, the guy that showed it to me (Simon?) was super friendly, pulling out stuff for me to look at, squeezing buds so I could smell, etc. I ended up with gms of the SSH and Hash Plant Haze. Asked to borrow a bong - not only did he clean it up fresh for me, he also loaded it with ice water. After a number of bong hits of HPH and a 2nd beer I decided to head back to my hotel, which turned out to involve 2 hours of wandering around the Dam in a daze...
Found myself on Leidsestraat and decided to stop in at Dolphins for a nightcap. Really nice space, I could see hanging here for a while. Small menu tho, only 3 types of bud and a couple hashes. Got a gm of the White Dolphin plus a gm of the Royal Dolphin hash, after a couple smooth hits of the latter it was closing time and I was ready to call it a night.
Next morning I hit the hotel buffet, then off to Katsu to get info on the CC. While I was there I killed a joint of the White Dolphin, a really nice morning smoke, woke me up but didn't get me wired. Wandered up to Baba to get a little bong for the rest of my trip - almost stopped in at Greenhouse Effect, but decided to save that for the upcoming weekend. Back to the Marriott to grab my bags, taxi to the train station, and out to my conference. Now I'm counting the hours till Thurs afternoon when I'm back in the Dam...
I have digital photos of all the stuff I bought, will post when I figure out how to do that.
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