"Amsterdam meeting 19 july 2008" a Amsterdam Travel Page by dila

Sibbella wanted a meeting for aah_stone that is how it started. I signed it in for a meeting in Amsterdam after written to her. As i thought it would be a small group it started to be a bigger one. We had a meeting with 14 person. We had the meeting point at Koffiehuis Smith at the Central Station between 11.00-12.00. From here Pieter Jan said we could better go by tram to the IAMsterdam sign at museumplein. We took tram 2 to stop van Baerlestraat and walked to the Albert Heyn.

people who joined the meeting.
aah_stone and Lee
AC_spotter
Igraine
Jim_Stewart
margaretvn and Koos
pieter_jan_v and Swanèt
RoyJava
Sibbella and Frank
VincentJJ

Albert Heyn (AH) supermarket for snacks and other things. the rest went to the roof.
part of the group is walking down the roof above the AH supermarket opposite of the concerthall.
Vincentjj, Royjava, pieter Jan v, Margaret, Koos, Aah stone, Lee and 4 more think acspotter swanet

From here we walked towards the rijksmuseum for our grouppic. But no IAMsterdam sign. We asked the policepost nearby where they are but even he didnot know. So we had a nice grouppic with the policepost look at the travellogues of Sibbella, Royjava and Pieter jan v.
Now we started ous citywalk asa we were on the Spiegelgracht it started to rain. We went towards the Hermitage and Hortus. Had a rainbreak in a cafe look PJ s page. We split up. My group went to the Hermitage. Look Vincents page. In about 30 minutes we were outside as it was only an exhibition and went to the Hortus. From here we went in 2 groups towards Humphreys. Passing Waterlooplein, Joods Historisch Museum, Blauwbrug, Rembrandtplein, Mint tower, Flowermarket, Begijnhof, Gallery of Amsterdam Historisch Museum, v.d Linde icecream to Humphreys were the other group already was. We had a nice dinner and meeting thats my opion.
Links to there travelogues
pieter_jan_v
pieter_jan_v
RoyJava
VincentJJ
Sibbella

Except aah_stone, Lee and me everybody went to the trainstation to go back home. So we still had a small meeting left. When we walk towards Dam we saw there had happened an accident when we were in the restaurant. Tram one was badly damaged and had to be tow away.
Still dont know how it happened, but luckely no one was hurt.

Tram 1 the damaged one at the front tram 5 behind it.
After this we went towards the Jordan. Through Herenstraat passing herengracht, keizersgracht, prinsengracht to a cafe near the Noordermarkt. see my best appelpie tip. The guys had a beer and me a juice. Then we went back and walked towards the red light district to Zeedijk nr 1. here is the second wooden house think 1519 it is cafe in t aepjen (see tip)

Then we went back and walked towards the red light district to Zeedijk nr 1. here is the second wooden house think 1519 it is cafe in t aepjen (see tip)

From here we walked to the Waag and then to the Red Light District again.
oudezijdsvoorburgwal, Damstraat, Dam, Rokin and took a tram at Spui to the Marie Heinekenplein for having a drink in the Beiaard.andy and Lee found there favorite brand Westmalle Triple. At 23.30 i left the guys to go home and we would meet next day at 10.45 at the Museumtram at Haarlemmermeerstation.

For more info look on things to do tips and restaurant.
also travelogue about Humphreys and 20 july.