Our Amsterdam Holidays

Ok so i got round to writing up my notes of what we did and where went on the first day of our 3 day holiday in Amsterdam.

We arrived in Amsterdam at around 10:30am and was dropped off by the coach at Central Station. We spent the first 15 minutes just enjoying a cigarette and stretching our legs. As the coach ride lasted for almost 2 hours, We were all in need of nicotine. After deciding which way we were to head, we set off and left the Central Station pick up point which is next to the Lovers cruises.

We crossed the road and headed off down Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, taking photos of the roads,hotels and just about anything else that would stay still enough to have a photo taken.

We wanted to be heading for Dam Square and the shops in that area, so we darted into Nieuwedijk to walk down the pedestrian area. Roads are just a bit too much on the first day there. It takes time to settle in.

Walked down Nieuwedijk towards Oudebrugsteeg and found the De Cuil 420 coffee shop. After entering De Cuil, we ordered some drinks and picked up a bit of Shiva to enjoy in the vapourizer. The atmosphere in this place is extremely chilled. No one’s in a rush and we got speaking to a cool German dude. Unlucky for him it was his last day in Amsterdam.

After finishing up some drinks and wasting a bit of time, we continued our quest to Dam Square as thats the area where our hotel was. We left De Cuil and headed for the Damrak to speed up our travels.

Made it to Dam Square about 12:30 and was in need of some pizza, so we hit Damstraat to pick up a slice of pizza from Pizza Slices. This place has some of the best pizza available to walk around the streets with. Or they do in my opinion anyway.

1pm and we made it to the Di Ann hotel on Raadhuisstraat, it’s only a 5 minute walk from Dam Square so we figured we’d see if we could book into the hotel earlier than 2pm. Luckily for us, our room was cleaned and ready for us to book straight in.

So after booking in, we got straight into unpacking, as we were spending 3 days in Amsterdam. It only took us an hour or so to sort out the hotel room and we were ready to go back out.

Looking round Dam Square and watching them pack up the fair rides that had been there the previous week, if only the rides were still on we could have had a wicked time on the funfair.

By about 5pm we were in need of more food so went back to the pizza slice place we’d been at previously and grabbed a slice of pepperoni for me and pineapple and mushroom for Vix. Hiding out in front of a white van to eat the pizza and not carried away in the crowds. Damstraat is a busy place!

As it was the first day there and we were pretty tired, we headed back upto De Cuil to relax a bit more and watch the evening set in. The staff were different in the evening, but the atmosphere was still the same. Nice and relaxed. By about 9pm we headed back to the hotel to play some cards and have an early night. The next day was going to be jam packed with things to do, so we wanted a fresh start.

Day 2

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