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re: Amsterdam...
Posted on 11/14/23 at 2:17 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
Posted on 11/14/23 at 2:17 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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Theres a restaurant in the Rembrantplein that nails it.
Indrapura? Get the rijsttafels and go wild. I love that place.
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Posted on 11/14/23 at 3:41 pm to purpgold718
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Tales & Spirits: probably my favorite cocktail bar in town.
Also mine
(My other, WhiskyCafe near Leidseplein, looks to be closed for foundation work until February...I was worried it was closed for good)
Posted on 11/14/23 at 11:01 pm to polizei11
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Indrapura? Get the rijsttafels and go wild. I love that place.
Thats it!
I really miss living in Amsterdam
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:29 am to purpgold718
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This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 4:30 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:50 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Thats it!
In my years here never been, but have heard it often mentioned. For Rijsttafel I usually go to the renowned Blauw in Oud-Zuid or otherwise my spot in de buurt - Café Kadijk
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I really miss living in Amsterdam
Hi fellow (former) Amsterdammer. When, where, how long were you here?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:51 am to Freauxzen
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Any of the Amsterdam expats willing to have an email conversation?
Sure PM me
Edit: is there a PM function on this website?
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 3:57 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:29 am to purpgold718
Only on the paid for service....
So no....
So no....
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:51 am to Freauxzen
Well ain’t that some chickenshit…
You nixed your post?
You nixed your post?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 6:23 am to purpgold718
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In my years here never been, but have heard it often mentioned. For Rijsttafel I usually go to the renowned Blauw in Oud-Zuid or otherwise my spot in de buurt - Café Kadijk
Oh those are better choices for quality of food, but there is something special about Indrapura. It’s definitely touristy, and the food isn’t as good as it is in those other places that you mentioned, but it’s still not bad.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 8:02 am to purpgold718
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You nixed your post?
Yeah. Still true, just didn't want info like that out for long. Request still stands, if you re open to it. Screen name at gmail
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:19 am to purpgold718
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Hi fellow (former) Amsterdammer. When, where, how long were you here?
One year.
For work.
2009-10.
Lived about 2 blocks from Kinkerstraat/Bilderdijkstraat in the Oude West.
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 11:20 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:27 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
Nice ‘09-‘10 was probably an interesting balance of the edgy old school AMS against the onslaught of gentrification that started around that time. Got here in 2014 myself…
Oud-West is fun, we almost bought our place there (as well as De Pijp) but ultimately settled on (broader) Plantagebuurt on the eastern side of the “Centrum”
Nice best of both worlds, technically in the city-center, and can walk to the central station in 15 minutes, while living in a picturesque, calm and untouristed residential part of town with a real neighborhood feel.
But alas still more of my favorite haunts (food and drink) are in Oud-West…
Oud-West is fun, we almost bought our place there (as well as De Pijp) but ultimately settled on (broader) Plantagebuurt on the eastern side of the “Centrum”
Nice best of both worlds, technically in the city-center, and can walk to the central station in 15 minutes, while living in a picturesque, calm and untouristed residential part of town with a real neighborhood feel.
But alas still more of my favorite haunts (food and drink) are in Oud-West…
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:48 pm to purpgold718
I spent a lot of weekends traveling after a month or two in Amsterdam.
Started with close places like Rotterdam, Antwerp Cologne, and Brussels.
Then took longer trips to Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, and Vienna.
Quick tram ride to Centraalstation then off to wherever.
It was fun exploring Europe whenever I felt like it. And cheap.
Never flew. Always the train. So easy and so much to see.
Started with close places like Rotterdam, Antwerp Cologne, and Brussels.
Then took longer trips to Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, and Vienna.
Quick tram ride to Centraalstation then off to wherever.
It was fun exploring Europe whenever I felt like it. And cheap.
Never flew. Always the train. So easy and so much to see.
Posted on 11/18/23 at 4:27 pm to Nole Man
We are doing the Rhine Viking cruise for about a week starting in Amsterdam
Thanks for the suggestions
Spent a few days in Amsterdam before getting on long boat and a few days in Lucerne and at the end of the trip.
The bike ride thru Amsterdam was cool, you just gotta keep your head on a swivel
Thanks for the suggestions
Spent a few days in Amsterdam before getting on long boat and a few days in Lucerne and at the end of the trip.
The bike ride thru Amsterdam was cool, you just gotta keep your head on a swivel
Posted on 11/18/23 at 4:43 pm to Gorilla Ball
Selected Photos!
Just got here! Cold as shite and very rainy. Knew that coming in but even still.
Took a canal tour, Still a great time. Had a great wine, beer and cheese board for us.
Some protests. This one was an Israeli one near the town municipal center. First boat protest on the canals our guide had ever seen.
Toured the Rijksmuseum.
Thanks again all for the input. Has been very helpful!! Will do a trip report overall when we get back!
Just got here! Cold as shite and very rainy. Knew that coming in but even still.
Took a canal tour, Still a great time. Had a great wine, beer and cheese board for us.
Some protests. This one was an Israeli one near the town municipal center. First boat protest on the canals our guide had ever seen.
Toured the Rijksmuseum.
Thanks again all for the input. Has been very helpful!! Will do a trip report overall when we get back!
This post was edited on 11/19/23 at 4:17 am
Posted on 11/19/23 at 4:16 am to Nole Man
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Just got here! Cold as shite and very rainy. Knew that coming in but even still.
And that’s why I escaped to Portugal for the weekend, currently winding through the fog and intermittent sunshine of the Douro Valley, 60°
Posted on 11/19/23 at 9:53 am to purpgold718
Much better today! No rain so far. We did the Duoro in May this year. Have fun!
Posted on 11/19/23 at 11:08 am to Nole Man
Douro was beautiful, we just did a day excursion by bus with one of the big tour companies.
The sun didn’t really come out as forecasted but the fog/mist shrouding the terraced hills did give a nice aesthetic.
En route back to Porto now.
Glad to hear you’re enjoying “Mokum” - which places have you checked out so far for food and drink, any of my recs?
The sun didn’t really come out as forecasted but the fog/mist shrouding the terraced hills did give a nice aesthetic.
En route back to Porto now.
Glad to hear you’re enjoying “Mokum” - which places have you checked out so far for food and drink, any of my recs?
This post was edited on 11/19/23 at 11:39 am
Posted on 11/22/23 at 12:26 am to Nole Man
We went on that cruise in the opposite direction...Basal to Amsterdam and stayed the extension in Amsterdam. Lot's of good eats. Our highlights were the Weed/Hemp museum, Anne Frank house, canal boat tour, VanGogh exhibit/museum, trying weed snacks, coffee shop and just walking around. Many of the building are sinking and a lot have been fortified. Lots of cool buildings and house boats. Watch out for bikes...more bikes than people and many riders will run into you or happily deposit you into a canal. I highly recommend the walking tour offered by Viking at the beginning of your visit and trying to getvenue tickets ahead of time. There are lots of other things to do, but just have fun.
Posted on 12/8/23 at 8:29 pm to Nole Man
The red light district!
Will work on my trip report sometime within the next week or so. Just got back. But regarding Amsterdam. This video captures exactly what the red light district looks like.
Will work on my trip report sometime within the next week or so. Just got back. But regarding Amsterdam. This video captures exactly what the red light district looks like.
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