6 best places to watch World Cup in Amsterdam and the trainstations

It has started! We have changed our background to orange to support the Dutch and finally the first game has been played. Today will be the day that the Dutch might be able to have at least some revenge on the Spanish team after one of the most frustrating final games ever played in a

Amsterdam Dance Event

If you were planning a trip to Amsterdam soon, then now is the right time! The Amsterdam Dance Event is starting this week and is an event not to be missed! The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the biggest event in Dance music in the Netherlands and brings shitloads of great acts to the city

Marijuana Music

_ Marijuana + Music _ _  two words that sort of automatically made friendship loO(     )(      )(  o  )Ooooóóóóóóng time ago.. seriously, what would marijuana be without music? And what would music have been like or still be like if it wasn’t for the marijuana? The history of marijuana and music took

How to Roll and Smoking Tips

Cannabis smoking rolling tips and tricks There are many different ways to get high on marijuana; you can smoke a regular joint in a paper mixed with some tobacco, or without any tobacco. You can smoke it from a pipe or a vaporizer. You can find some special ways to roll with paper, or build

Amsterdam Coffee Shop Google Map

Coffeeshops Map Amsterdam There are many coffeeshops in Amsterdam, in and outside of the centre. Some of them good, some of them mostly there for tourists. We picked out a few that we know are good. Have a look at our coffeeshops amsterdam page for more info. For all the coffeeshops and their location, we

Amsterdam Coffee Shops

General information Amsterdam Coffeeshops In the Netherlands the law upholds a policy of tolerance when it comes to cannabis usage. This means that any person over the age of 18 can buy up to 5 grams of cannabis in authorized cannabis café’s, or “coffeeshops” as the Dutch call them. The sale, and usage of marijuana

How Marijuana Affects Your Brain

How marijuana affects the brain. We all know that something happens to the brain if you consume cannabis. If you smoke it, eat it, inhale it , drink it, doesn’t matter how, but something changes up there. The effects are not similar for everybody of course. I myself sometimes become one with the couch, while

 

5 Places To Find Tulips In Amsterdam

March 11, 2015   miscellaneous

Flowers and Amsterdam, they just go hand and hand and one of the things that the Dutch are famous for besides drugs and prostitution, are their beautiful tulips of course.
The Netherlands is one of the biggest exporters of tulips in the world and they love to show off with their magnificent varieties.

tulips dam square

1- Dam Square
Each year the flower season opens in January, when Amsterdam invites people to pick their free tulips from the Dam Square. About 10.000 people show up each year to pick their free flowers.

2- Vondelpark
In the Vondelpark, on of the biggest parcs in Amsterdam, the city plants a lot of beautiful flowers that each year around april start blooming. Last year a special “tulip island” was created. Here the tulips will be stand all year long, so even in wintertime it’s a nice place to go to.

3- Amsterdam Tulip Museum
Amsterdam Tulip Museum is (like the name gives away) a special museum for the tulip. The location is in the heart of Amsterdam, Prinsengracht 116, and is worth a visit. It’s a great place to visit when you are stoned and want to see something different then all the shops and galleries in the town. Only downside is that is will cost you € 5,- to get in.

Bloemenmarkt

4- Bloemenmarkt
The Bloemenmarkt (flower market) is the only floating market in the world and can be found in the center of Amsterdam. This market is a great place to visit if you want to buy some bulbs to bring to your family at home. The market stands are standing on houseboats and is are open all year long from Mondays through Saturdays from 9.00-17:30 and on Sundays from 11.00-17.30.

 

 

5- Keukenhof
The Keukenhof gardens are a 32 hectares area filled with flower gardens, making it the largest flower garden on earth. From around 20th of March this place will burst into an amazing kaleidoscope of colors and smells.
This place is not in Amsterdam, but you can easily get there by bus. A good way is to get an Arriva Combi-ticket. This includes the entrance to the park and the ticket for the bus. You can purchase this ticket at the tourist information center right in front of Central Station or at Schiphol. Its also smarter to buy this ticket that includes the entrance to the parc, as you avoid the long waiting lines at the park.