I may be going to Europe in a few weeks o_0
 

My sister and brother-in-law just asked me if I still have my passport. I said yes with a suspiciously raised brow. They then asked me if I want to be a nanny for a trip. I said (again raised brow), "Where the hell are we going?"

Amsterdam. Spring break for my niece and nephew is coming up, so for some wacky reason they all decided they want to go to Amsterdam for four days. Should I go? I think they (or at least the bro-in-law) got inspired by that sex comedy European Vacation. Weird.

I guess I could steal the kids during the day and let mom and dad alone. Then I can have an evening off to myself, go visit the red light district and ask all the big breasted prostitutes: "Hi, I'm a harmless little gay American guy. Can I get hug, please?" And then go to some bar for a cocktail, write postcards and journal entries, and admire all you beautiful handsome Dutch men.......um, you are all beautiful and handsome, aren't you? :D

Should I go? It's only four days.

Why not? Sounds fun to me.

HELLO!!!!!! Think of the ART!!!

And the Anne Frank museum. :\ :\ :\ You will be depressed, but it will be interesting.

I'm saying all of this without ever having been. :rolleyes: I was travel agent for my aunt and uncle's 40th anniversary trip to Europe and planned a stay in four or five cities, including Amsterdam, which they ADORED. She's high culture, he's low, they love/hate each other, and they had a great time. So I figure there's nothing NOT to like there. Except the redlight district, which everyone says is gross. :r

Not sure it would be fun the whole time. My 7-year-old nephew is on the chubby side and tires too easily from walking, and he's a freaking mama's boy (my sister has yet to cut the umbilical cord), and is a huge car slut so will only take interest in driveable things. In short, he's high maintenance.

My niece (11), on the other hand, is rather cool. She loves watching House and CSI on t.v., likes looking at gross stuff like body parts, is into true crime stories and ghost stories, and doesn't tire as easily.

:D

Amsterdam is an awesome place and I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to go there again. Go for it. :)

Party at Marek's new place! ;)

How old do you need to be to try weed legally there? :D

:9~ Oh man, I haven't done weed in years! ...... :( Crap! This is supposed to be family trip. Must be the responsible uncle.

......... :frusty:

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:shifty: I'm scared to meet him in person.

Omg if you're going to Amsterdam then /I'm coming! (err... not in that way). Let me know if and when. I'd really like to meet you in person Trep! (then I can stripe off number three on the list, the first two being Jaf and Marek, respectively).

(oh and by the way, there is no age restriction on weed here. In fact they infuse babies with it at birth so they can quickly get used to it and can smoke some pot as soon as possible. The economy depends on it! Weed is what keeps this country running :shifty: )

:(

Which explains you, Marek, Erwin, and the other Dutch types here. :shifty:

Yeah, definitely go. Amsterdam's a great city. It's not all potheads and prostitutes. As EasilyConfused said, if you're into paintings, you'll love the museums. The "van Gogh" is very good - I don't know why I still haven't checked out the main exhibit properly but they have awesome exhibitions in any case... They had a great one on Rossetti's work when I was back in Holland last summer.

Do you ever find that the closer to home something is, the less likely you are to visit it as a tourist? It's weird.

Anyway, when were you thinking of going?

You know, I think if you did some statistics you'd find that more weed gets smoked by the tourists than by us.

I've never tried the stuff myself but that's more because I just don't like smoking in general... Maybe I should try it in my tea sometime, though. :D

Amsterdam? Amsterdam is boring! Been there tons of times. Probably because I live in The Netherlands. :rolleyes:

Only if while you're there you take a little walk down to Barcelona...

And you must come to Finland. Or maybe I will come to Amsterdam, too.

Ooooh, AG mini-meeting! Let me know if there are plans to meet each other. I'll be there! (If my car will ever get fixed, that is) ;)

--Erwin

And don't forget to come to germany!


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:crazy: AAACH!! I feel like I'm being pulled in several different directions at once!!

WOW you are so damn lucky Trep, that's like my dream vacation.... :shifty:

Amsterdam that's that place with a nice view on the moutains? Just kiddin'.

It's as flat as Belgium, but we have the best french fries. ;)