Okay, need some advice,
On my way back from Ukrain to the US I have to spend a night in amsterdam. Of coarse when the travel agent told me this I did not complain and I am not about to tell my lady this. So where are good places to go, red light district and all. You guys know what I'm asking?
Hey I was married for 19 years to the same woman so give me a break!
NO, no breaks for you, Cycle boy...
Nobody forced you to be married for 19 years although you probably vowed to be married for life, much like most of us did at one time or another.
So don't come here asking for anyone to give you cookie points.
You failed at marriage, just like most of us have.
Cycle
Where are you now ???? Ukraine - what part. What you think of Ukraine - women here etc etc. Talk about your experiences here. Not your pending bonk in Dutch-land !!!! Go and have a big FAT joint for me instead of some sweaty well used Hollandaseia (just made that word up)
If you have the same experience as I did in Ukraine. You won't even think about anything else on your way back except getting back to Ukraine. July 8th and I'm back to the love of my life. Nothing has compared in my simple life to the love and Joy I share with Larissa. Now I only have one regret in life, is I did not find her 20 years ago. I've never needed anyone in my life until now! She consumes every moment I am here. The joy I have when I am with her cannot be compared to anything I have experienced in my life. I am not afraid to tell the world that her love and tenderness to me is the greatest gift I have ever received in my life? By the way where is Amsterdam?
Toad
I must be confused with time lines as well as spelling.
What time was it at your home when you posted the post 2 above ????
PS - how do you spell Conscience -- you know - that inner mind thingi part - whatever makes you feel guilty - you know - like dating someone half your age - your daughters age - you know those lucky barsteds that get that chance :-) :-)
I have not left yet. I leave for Ukraine this Thurday. Will be spending a week in Dnepro. If everything goes well I might not need the red light district. Maybe I will just go look. Just to say I have been there.
From Schiphol take the train to A'dam, and get out at Central Station. From there go with the flow, you don't need a cycle to find what you're looking for, and indeed the district is lit in red, is called the 'Wallen' and is safe.
You will relentlessly be invited into any establishment you walk past, they are numerous, and you will be able to buy, watch, see and do anything you like.
If it is drugs you're after buy these only at the public places called 'coffeshops' as only here it is safe. Legal also, not the crap which is offered to you in alleys when you venture just outside the area, and careful here, this is an exceptionally fine line.
If physical activity is not what you're looking for then visit the Sex Museum for laughs. During the day a trip in one of the numerous boats is nice to do (take the round trip through the harbour), and if you really want to see worthwhile stuff visit the Ryks-Museum, this visit alone easily taking a day. Language-wise don't worry, the Dutch may correct your English.
What I think strange is that you, in advance, ask for tips to screw your head off in Amsterdam, AFTER you've visited your lady. First of all nobody needs any directions for this in Amsterdam, if you miss it you're blind & deaf, but also, and foremost, it shows a rather negative attitude from you towards her. You're insecure, a pessimist maybe? You NEED good luck I suppose...
Nas, Amsterdam is the capitol of both The Netherlands and Holland, two different things entirely (country & province). Renowned for the legality of prostitution and soft-drugs both in the Grachten (Canal-) area in the center however not sleazy, all well organized and proper (true). It is a typical European metropolis oozing history visited annually by hordes of tourists from around the globe, of note of which are the large groups of Japanese strolling through the red light district as well as the various musea. In fact it would make a worthwhile destination to visit with your future wife, there's loads to see and do.
Jeezzz Wtrav, now you've exposed your real IQ hmm? ;-)
Gives new meaning to 'if you snooze...' I suppose.
Oh well, dance the Sirtaki on the Plaka with an Ouzo in hand, like I did (on end :) changing a layover into an absolute ball. No, I did not get to the top of the hill then, I suppose that was my 'monumental' mistake :))
To find the red light district in Amsterdam from CS go with the flow and after the bridge or maximum at de dam=Bijenkorf=de Beurs go left. Hashish and Marijuana arent strictly legal, but when bought and used in the koffieshops you won't get arrested. (don't walk around with larger quantities or flash it in public). The sexmuseum is kind of boring but is also quite cheap, there is also a tattoo museum which is more popular. The red light district is open for 'tourists' at night during the day there are no (limited) girls behind the windows. For looking at the girls it is the place to be for doing half the price anywhere else. If you go to the right instead of the left there is the kalverstraat (shopping) if you go strait ahead you will find canalboots. Basically 90% of the tourist stuff is within a mile from the station so everything can be done on foot, for some of the musea you should use the trams.
In the center of town it is usual difficult to get a hotelroom so looking for one on the internet first might be a good idea.
I don't know if it is still true or possible but previously some had to have a day-visa which where easy to get at the air port, otherwise you might have to sleep in the airport hotel or one of the chairs
Amsterdam is the capitol of the Netherlands.
Haarlem is the capitol of Noord (North) Holland.
's Gravenhagen is the capitol of Zuid (South) Holland.
's Gravenhagen is also the seat of the goverment.
Nice, nice TD I like that:) you know when you were climbing that hill back then, I was probably banging some Dutch chick I picked up in the club:) typically blond/blue, long hair, tall, huge boobs, red burned tan on the face. No need for ouzo or other alcohol to get laid, no games just fun;)) Dutch are the most multilingual nation in Europe, far second are the Greeks. Netherlands sport some of the most stunning model quality women with absolutely no limits when it comes to sex. One of my three best Greek friends is married to one. In my own experience, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finish were the hottest women available to the world before the iron curtain came down.
P.S. You may know the island of Rhodes. There is a community club of Dutch chicks married to Greeks that started fifteen twenty years ago. They number thousands these days.
Thunder
I was being a Tad bit sarcastic my friend. I was just in Amsterdam on my last trip I had a layover there and did a few sights while I was there. Thanks anyway, geesh, I should quit being such a smart ass!
and A'dam is the capitol of Holland - the old province later divided, before Rotterdam became the main harbour i.e. when Amsterdam was.
Where do you think the word Hollanders comes from? Ditto for Holland instead of the Netherlands, it were the seagoing tradesmen who did instigate this.
Btw, few here will know what 's Gravenhage is, in contradiction to The Hague.
You naughty boy you Wtrav :)
and you think they're beautiful? Tastes differ, and compared to Skandinavian women I think they loose out by a distance. And these in turn loose from their Eastern neighbours so we end up agreeing I suppose.
Isle of Rhodes? Never been there, but one of my dreams is still to take a stroll on Lesbos - in company of a straight woman mind ;-)
Oh Nasman,
there's a few other Amsterdams on this globe, just in case. However trust me, if you now tell me you ever had a good time there I'll know you ly ;-)
Unless of course when you like horses - they're one horse towns :)
Gentlemen,
Thanks for the good info. I'm a newbie to this whole FSU dating thing. I mean corresponding with someone for 4 months then flying around the world to meet them is still kind of mind boggling to me. I would have preferred to correspond a little longer before my trip but because of my work schedule it was now or never. Or at least I would have had to wait until the beginning of next year.
I guess I am still trying to understand how someone so far away can seem so right for me. I think American women have soured me on women in general and I hope my fears will be unfounded.
So when the travel agent told me I would be spending a layover in Amsterdam, my other head took over!
TD, so they got a sex museum! Jesus, I think I have been living in Tucson too long.