Wednesday, June 27, 2007

13 June to 14 June 07
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Similarly, this is my 2nd visit to Amsterdam...
Interesting City, not so much on its city but its culture, its ppl and their way of living.

Netherlands is a liberal country..

  • Its the first country to allow gay marriage..
  • a country where marijuan is allowed
  • a place where Red Light District is a MUST-SEE (not necessary must try lah:P)

Amsterdam is an interesting city...

Rumours

  1. Being the capital of Netherlands, some ppl might even mistaken it as a country...
  2. Seems like locals don't like the idea of allowing Amsterdam alone to signify Netherlands...
  3. Reason might be that they feel that Amsterdam has higher number of tourist then locals...


Hmmm...let's talk about gay marriage...
I didnt really see much Gays around in Amsterdam but I did see some in other parts of Netherlands during my first visit to Netherland.
Nonetheless, there is a number of Gay and lesbian pubs around off its centre...

Trying Marijuana In Amsterdam??!!
Unlike that in Singapore, "Coffee shop" in Amsterdam is not a place where the sell different varieties of food...
It's a place where ppl go there to smoke weed...
The smoke from the Weed itself has a really distinct smell... U will know it when u smell it..it's like sweet yet sour smell...
Some shops even sell the plant Cannabis (also known as marijuana)...
And interestingly, they also sell Mushroom...not normal mushroom but mushrooms which when eaten cause funny-effects to your body...
there are crude names for these mushroom e.g. Laughing Mushroom
The mildest is perhaps Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, also known as laughing mushroom...
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An hour after ingestion--> you will start laughing non-stop for at least another 5 hours...good if you wan to train your stomach muscles..hahaha..Just kidding..
and you will laugh at the silliest thing...it was postulated to only cause tipsy and no any visual effects... But wikipedia stated otherwise
"Hallucinatory effects often occur, including walls that seem to breathe, a vivid enhancement of colors and the animation of organic shapes. " extracted from wikipedia
Warning: It is illegal in some countries...


Red light District
Photos taking is Prohibited in this district..
BUT....I "KOP" some pics from the net...
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Refer to the diagrams above (sounds like report writing)
Those prostitutes are enclosed in a small room which has transparent doors...
they wear bikini which glows under the neon lights...
when they have customers, the red curtain to their transparent doors will be drawn...
We often refer the rooms as "FISH TANK"...
Those who are available will try all means to attract you,like dancing sexily to the music.... Some touch themselves while winking at you, others constantly adjusting their bikini...
Regarding the price...I didnt ask..kekeke

Do visit Amsterdam if u r really interested in those that I had mentioned and wanna try their way of living...

After 1 day, we bid good bye to Amsterdam
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Next stop:Berlin