Archive for February, 2008
Amsterdam’s future is underground?
While we were publishing our Amsterdam Coffeeshops FAQ over the last two weeks, we almost missed this fascinating story about a proposal to expand the city with a massive and futuristic underground network of facilities. However unlikely it might seem to ever happen, the proposal has to be taken a bit seriously since it’s from the huge Strukton Groep, which is the construction company owned and operated by the Dutch railway.
A spokesman for the company said the plan would cost about 10 billion euros and could take up to 20 years to complete, and if the global history of large public works projects is any indicator, both of those figures are very optimistic.
Date: February 6th, 2008 |
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Amsterdam Coffeeshops FAQ - Everything you need to know and more
The general Amsterdam coffeeshops scene is covered on another page, but this FAQ should be useful to those considering they first “trip” to Amsterdam, or perhaps their first trip here in a while. Many people are intrigued when they first hear that the city has around 150 coffee shops, which operate for the sole purpose of selling marijuana and hashish, and letting people smoke it right there.
The first time you go the whole process can be a bit mysterious and intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. The following topics should …
Date: February 1st, 2008 |
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