I've been to A dam three times.

Stay in the city center.

I stayed at three different hotels. This one was the best and would stay here again.

http://www.tulipinnamsterdamcentre.com/

Enjoy,

Joie

P.S. The Roor store rents bongs.

May is a great time to go. My last trip was in May as well: not too many tourists yet, Vondel park is beautiful and green (in more ways than one...). As someone mentioned, try and stay downtown, so you can stagger from shop to shop. The city is fantastic, canals and bicycles everywhere....sigh.

Enjoy !

DAMN MAN YOU'RE almost making me home sick for my second home. [only places I've ever lived are really Oklahoma and Holland ]

Topcat, where and when did you live in the Netherlands, if you don't mind me asking.

I spent nearly 3 yrs in South Limburgh, when I was a kid.

FlyByNite, As we speak you are now in Amsterdam!! Hoping for a full report as my wife and I will be there in less than a month! Looking forward to Coffeeshop menus and product reviews. Not to mention a report on the Queen's Birthday!!

Is the Grey Area as good as it was when I was there in 2001?

Fly,

Thanks for the new menu from Birdy in Haarlem! I'm going to take a shot at Yanks and LaPaz in Zandvoort in about three (3) weeks. Any words of wisdom?

Looking forward to your return, although you may not be!

NSFE

I believe Yanks may be closed.

La Paz is still up and running.

I've got a trip report here:

http://www.coffeeshopmenus.org/0-WhosInTown-/Spring2011Amsterdam/TripReport.htm

One of the things that makes Amsterdam so special!

At 1.26 grams, this cake will make even a heavyweight pretty happy. All you have to do is make it to Coffeeshop Paradox!

Here's another thing that makes Amsterdam special!!

At .4 grams, one-half of this is a good nighty-night on the day you arrive with about ninety minutes sleep on the plane during a fourteen hour flight. After that it takes a whole muffin!

These are available at Tweede Kamer and de Dampkring.

I take it you kind of liked the place.