The 2007 Coffeehouse Crawl begins ...
... 1st of 22 Coffeshops on the crawl ...
... no-line-no waiting was lucky for me ...
... the walk to De Rokerij ...
... shows typical Amsterdam ...
... with the Golden Arch ...
... and locals along the 30 minute walk to ...
... Coffeehouse #2 ...
... which is like a mini-chain (2 or 3 of these).
On the way to Rookies ...
... we see standard pedestrian protectors ...
,,, and one of the best deals for beer at Pirates ...
... for beer e1.30 or @ $2.00 US.
7 minute walk gets us to Rookies ...
... a typical Coffeehouse ...
... with window seating ...
... and just another 7 minute walk ...
... over a canal ...
... and a backward view of where we came from ...
... as we reach The Noon ...
... stop #4 of the Crawl.
The journey then takes us on a ...
16 minute walk ...
... past the Heineken Brwery ...
... past his & her cycles ...
... & past the smallest Coffeeshop
(but no time to stop) ...
... to Mellow Yellow ...
... and yellow it is!
Now we will take a 25 minute walk ...
... with more canals ...
... plus canal boats & tourists ...
... to a square and ...
... The Bushdoctor ...
... up close ...
... not up close ...
... and with a night shot for variety.
Onward past Lousy Food & Warm Beer ...
... and Cafe Nasty ...
... past a touristy Coffeeshop ...
... we see the tram system ...
..., Rembrant's Square.
Who knows what that grey fellow is on the right?
Let's go past another couple of coffeeshops ...
... and check out the locals ...
... biking there way ...
... through the streets ...
... as we head towards one of many ...
... canals ...
... and one of many open-air markets ...
... found throughout Amsteram ...
... with stuff ...
... stuff ...
... stuff ...
... stuff ...
... and MORE stuff!
We are almost at the end of our ...
30+ minute walk ...
... & stop #7 ...
... The Bluebird ...
... with more modern look ...
... and some inside pics ...
... let's take a look ...
... out the window ...
... meet a couple Crawlers ...
... have a hot chocolate ...
... check out Ladies Room ...
... & visit the Men's Room ...
... before heading to our next stop.
"The typical lousy directions ...
... would give us lots too look at ...
... but would take over an hour.
I should have turned left here,
but lucky I did not bcause I got to see ...
... a 12+ People-Peddling-Keg-Carrying
pARTy Wagon ...
...the Ultimate Amsterdam Touring Machine!"
"Mini cars, those grey thinks again,
& another coffeehouse ...
... but finally the Sensi Museum ...
... with a good view ...
... and a corner spot.
Now, it will be a 30 minute walk or so ...
... down a long street ...
... until we reach ...
... Rusland ...
... which was cozy.
Down from Rusland
we have Coffeeshop Basjoe ...
... not part of the crawl, but interesting exit.
Another day we hit De Dampkring ...
... with classic exterior.
About 15 minutes later we reach #11 ...
... on a small & narrow street ...
& apparent Winner ...
... and located between Dutch Flowers ...
... a recommended local coffeeshop ...
... and the Hoppe, a favorite Cafe of mine."
Directions from the Tweede were terrible, but
... in 10 minutes you can be ...
... inside the not-so-filled ...
Abraxas Coffeeshop."
"The Grey Area (TOP 5) is a popular place ...
... they say Willie Nelson hangs here ...
... owned by 2 Americans ...
... with signature sticker door ...
... and long lines (too long for me)."
"Amnesia was the most fun of the coffeeshops ...
... & one of my favorites (TOP 5)"
"Stop #15 was about 10 minutes away ...
... but boring at best."
"In under 5 minutes you pass one of
many Grasshopper Coffeehouses ...
... to Betty Boop ...
... which I will label ...
... blah & expensive!"
"420 is definitely a TOP 5 ...
... good location ...
... a local's choice ...
... a great # ...
... relaxing atmosphere ...
... good view ...
... great service ..
... & super product."
"Maybe about 5 minutes to Resin ...
... you can ...
... grab a window seat ...
... and watch life go by."
"About a 15 minute walk ...
... you get to Haarlemmerstraat ...
... pass a few coffeehouses ...
... like Popeye ...
... to a sterile "Greeenhouse United ...
... and then head walk about 2 minutes or less to ...
Barney's & their e4.20 deal ...
... who market their product well ...
... & win a lot of awards!
Can u find Art?
Wanna ride?"
"What a great walking city ...
... & no shortage of churches."
"You need to take a cab here ... the shuttle
NEVER arrives & it ain't 10 m inutes
(maybe 100 minutes), BUT
... had great service, super product, tasty pie,
& terrific customers (TOP 5)."
"Another cab ride, but I walked to it ...
... & the walk was worth it (TOP 5) ...
... & a local's choice ...
... plus you get to check out ...
... a great outdoor food market ...
... plus stuff ...
... more stuff ..
... lots of flowers ...
... another Golden Arch ...
... very few tourists ...
... and the end to the coffeehouses."
"Next we have the Expo ...
... 1st you wait & wait for a bus that never comes ..
... finally get on the bus...
... drive 30 minutes and get off the bus ..
... check out the Crawlers ..
... & enter the Zone ...
... where people talk ...
... play music ...
... drink ...
... drink ...
... and drink some more ...
... while you relax on the pier ..
... mingle ...
... check out the view ...
... and then check out the vendors ...
... & their neat stuff ...
... like seeds ,,,
... seed results ...
... from the best of the best ...
... some winners ...
... some BongTenders ...
... techniques ...
... & their results."
"This bud's for you ...
... and this hits for him!"
"Waiting for the bus that never came!"