"Oh my god I forgot... I'm really stoned."

September 6, 2008 at 9:33 AM

I'm here! It was the easiest train ride. Just two hours and I managed to find the houseboat without getting lost. Yes, I did say houseboat. I'm staying at the houseboat Marietta (a hostal.) The people who run it are very nice, (except for the captain, who the crew refer to a as "Jeckel and Hide.")

I really can't believe it, there is a really nice indoor skatepark immediately next to the hostel. They even rent skateboards! I am definitely going today after breakfast.

It was raining when I arrived, but now it is all clear, though the sky is still grey. This is a crazy place where mandkind's vices are all out in the open. I was thinking about how this is the only place in the world with coffee shops like these here. It is also the only place where every local rides a bike made before 1970. I don't understand that. If you're going to ride a bike, why not have a newer one? The Dutch all ride these steal framed bikes that must weigh 40 lbs. They are also not a very friendly people. The boat time tables are all written in Dutch, so I asked a Dutch girl what time the last boat left at and she told me, "Why don't you just read the timetable over there." In the end, I just waited for some more tourists to come strolling by-some British guys, who were a bit confused as well, but then they said that there was a shuttle to their boat hotel which is moored down the street from my hostel. We all went together. They were a nice bunch of people.

The houseboat is such a nice place to live. I look out and see the water at breakfast. I could get used to this.

Some cofffee shops sell a full menu (about 30 kinds) of weed and hash here. The names of these different strains are fun names like:

Willie Nelson
Red Dragon
Thai
Skunk
Nothern Lights
White Widow
AK47

And a listing of cannabis cup winners.

The prices for the herb start at about 10 Euros for 1 gram. The prices for the hash start at about 15 Eruos per gram and go up to 100 Euros. Everyone is stoned here and the streets are filled with the perfume of the different varieties. The weed here is by far the most potent that I have tried.

The Redlight District is crazy here. You walk the streets and girls try to get you to want them. They each have a full-length window and they are dressed in very little. When a man comes up to them they come out, discuss the price, and then the curtains to the window are closed. The man gets 20 minutes.

From Megan Chapelas
Posted on September 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM

I can explain the bike situation to you pretty easily: anything decent gets stolen. You don't need gears to ride in Holland, as everything's flat, so you just buy the cheapest thing you can get your hands on. Saves replacement costs.

From Christopher Jacoby
Posted on September 6, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Hedonist.

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