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Coffee shops and night life in Amsterdam

29 February 2008 294 views 17 Comments

PhotoHunt 99: Party photohunt

Amsterdam coffee shops

amsterdam night party


This party took place in one of Amsterdam’s famous bars and coffee shops, with some old friends and hubby’s workmates from around the world during the worldwide meeting.

It shall be noted that in the Netherlands, the use of soft drugs – cannabis in all its forms (marijuana, hashish, hash oil) has been admitted for the personal use only; it is legal! And openly sold and smoked in Amsterdam’s coffee shops which can legally store up to 500 g of marijuana and can sell up to 5 grams to adults over 18. (We didn’t smoke, ok!) These coffee shops offer several kinds of weed and hash, and usually there is a “menu” to choose from. The prices vary according to the quality (about 5 EUR per gram). Amsterdam has also a major smoking event called High Times Cannabis Cup on November. But there are also so many interesting places and tourist spots in Amsterdam as well.


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17 Comments »

  • napaboaniya said:

    Legal hangout place for soft drugs.. I sandwiched between to say it’s cool or not :P

  • Natalie said:

    I’ve heard Amsterdam is a great place to party. Excellent choice for the theme.

  • Criz Lai said:

    What a cool place for the gathering but I sure won’t touch any of those even it’s legal over there.

  • liza said:

    looks like a fun place. happy hutning.

  • a simple life said:

    It’s good we don’t have hat in the Philippines, I wouldn’t want my kids to go to those parties.

  • Gattina said:

    You seemed to have had a lot of fun, lol !
    I go quite often to Amsterdam, my son lives and works there and it’s always so funny to see when tourists discover the coffee shops ! I think they should do this in all countries. When something is allowed it’s not interesting anymore !

  • jams o donnell said:

    Amstwerdam is a fun place to party that’s for sure!Great take on this week’s theme

  • Lynn said:

    I was surprised when I learned about that from a friend. But anyway, enjoy the party even w/o the canabis. :) Happy weekend!

  • Sanni said:

    Amsterdam is one of my favorite party places!

    Happy Hunting!

  • kissedalotatoads said:

    Looks like you had some fun there! Great photos and great memories, I am sure. Have a wonderful weekend. Mine is up, please come by.

  • Dragonstar said:

    Nice photos of what loks like a great party!

  • sarge charlie said:

    workers having fun is cool

  • archiearchive said:

    Hmmm, maybe, in my youth, I should have moved to Amsterdam :)

  • heather said:

    Great shots.

  • katney said:

    Well, I guess they take their partying seriously.

  • Alice Audrey said:

    These pictures remind me of restaurant hopping with my mother; not exactly a party on our part, but fun.

  • charm said:

    that’s an enjoyable one!

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