Yes, my birthday is just around the corner and that means my annual solo adventure to a foreign land. This year, I'll be visiting Amsterdam! Please restrain yourself if you are planning to make a joke about the special herbs sold in the coffeshops there. I got it at work already...and my response...
I promise to stand outside of one and breathe deeply.
I will see if I can find one that is really blatant and get someone to take my photo outside of it. Call me a wimp all you want...but that's not my thing. It's kind of funny the misconceptions people have about the cannabis culture in Amsterdam. For one thing, the Netherlands has very strict and defined drug laws. If you are carrying around pot outside of a coffeeshop (or growing it on your windowsill), it can be confiscated and, if you have enough, you *can* go to jail. So no, people aren't walking down the street with joints a-blazin'.
Anyway, I leave this evening and will be spending the week. The weather forecast looks good and this is a good time of year to see the famous tulips. I'll be staying here and am striving to pack lightly as it is a 4th floor walkup. I tried packing the small (carry-on) size suitcase last night and I'm not gonna *quite* make it.
As usual, I am taking a day tour part way through the week and will be doing the Amsterdam Super Saver 2 tour on Thursday the 18th. I try to do these on my birthday...but it hasn't been working out because it's been falling on the weekend.
I had to get a new netbook because the Dell crapped out on me, so I have an Acer now. So far, I'm pleased with it. Dell is on my poopie list, but it's a long story and I need to finish packing and getting the kitty care set up so I can go.
I will write as I go, but my layover is Frankfurt...which does NOT have free WiFi.
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