Vacation in Amsterdam

[spiritus]

Hi folks
due to my vacation being late i can't attend the fun some of you are going to have in Amsterdam :sad:
But Ragnarh and I just booked flight tickets to see this city that get so mutch attention in these forums.
We are aproching the city late the 28.06 and are going to spend a few days wondering arround the town untill going home the 4.07
But do any of you have a hotell to recomend? not ordered the hotell yet, and want to find one close to all the stuff thats are worth to see.
and if anyone of you are in town, we will gladly meet up for a few beers and some fun:D

[DuVeL]

A shame you guys couldn't come just one week earlier. The more the merrier
I wont be around the 28th as I'll be moving furniture in to my apartment then.
As a suggestion for the hotel, maybe it would be better if you'd arrange something very last minute as hotels are lots cheaper then when you book through the internetz.
 
:flirty:

[spiritus]

had the same tought. but i just got my dads flying blue account
was wondering to use some oints for a hotell there. but that was a bit expensive.
1 night at same cost as a bonustrip from oslo to tokyo and back in buisniss class :blink:
so will be checking the internetz for some nappy place :norty:

[GhostMjr]

We all booked our rooms on superbreak.com

Try and go for something with breakfast inclusive. It's not hard to find a reasonable breakfast but the ability to wake up and not have to forage for a meal is rather appealing.

We stayed in the Die port van cleve which had breakfast inclusive. Based on two people in a twin (two single bed's) room the price was £177.50. Expedia wanted around 30-£50 more for the same room without the breakfast even being included the same was also true with last minute.com. Location was ok but could have been closer everything is in walking distance once you reach the town centre. Take the intercity train from the airport to your hotel for around 7.50 euro each way.

[spiritus]

Hotel is booked:
http://www.finn.no/finn/travel/hotel/object?&dc=7978672&dt=locationid&rt0=unspecified&checkInDate=28.06.2008&checkOutDate=04.07.2008&r0.a0=30&at=hotel&ri=J1OUW54A5AHW2DNB&sort.sortCriteria=12&areaId=84272&r0.a1=30&sort.ascending=true&dr=10000&hotelId=0000000000001CA7&WT.svl=Navn
(norwegian site)
Breakfast is not included, but price will be given upon request :sideways:
but I will be living on a seefood diet. that means I'll see food and eat it :woot2:
just lost about 9kg since 1 of may i feel like treat myself for 5kg before starting on my fat/protein diet again

[Bastet]

Woah, that hotel is quite a whiles out the town center Spiritus, you gonne be doing a lot of walking. Pack good shoes.
 
The hotel Ghost points too is here: http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=Nieuwezijds+Voorburgwal+amsterdam&sll=52.372508,4.896705&sspn=0.009996,0.027294&ie=UTF8&ll=52.373385,4.890761&spn=0.009995,0.027294&t=h&z=16

[spiritus]

Remember I was in tokyo last year, was a lot of walking there also, even tough we lived near the center. So think I will manage, and can allways afford a taxi the prices is diffrent from here, where 30 min in a taxi is like 500NOK or 62 euros :blink:
So, any pointers to what to experience here?
sex museum
hash museum
Van Gogh museum

[DuVeL]

So, any pointers to what to experience here?
1)sex museum
2)hash museum
3)Van Gogh museum

1)Last weekend it was the second time for me there. Was fun again but the first time was nicer (was there with an Italian girl).
2)Quit expensive, small museum but Fatal and Ninja had a nice smoke there including a hairdryer, large glass bottle and such. Try to get in as a group of 10 if you can (discount).
3)Went there aswell with the Italiano. I was never to much interested in art but got to say that it was definatly a nice experience. Got to say that I know more about van Gogh after that and his drawingstyle which I got to appreciate (smile lines which from far look like a nice complete painting, upclose small lines).
 
Friday-evening; Boom Chicago for sure! Just don't fall asleep.

[spiritus]

to bad I'm leaving on a friday :sad:
but i'm sooo gonna wisit the 3 museums!!
And the zoo right over the street from the hotel. tought it was a park until bastet told ragnarh who told me that it wasn't a park, but the oldest zoo  
I love zoo's and guess I'll sleep smelling monkeypoo all nights :blink:
So that should hold for atleast 2 out of 5 days.

Also hope marduk and bastet will come show us around the city for some fun
If anyone else is nearby and wanna do something, even just grab a beer or two it would be great

[Bastet]

Also hope marduk and bastet will come show us around the city for some fun

Not sure i will make it, i dont have any days off for a while :sideways:

[DuVeL]

I might be in Amsterdam for work 2 days.
Not sure yet...