Really lovely florist. I have fallen in love with their Astier de Villatte candles and Easter…read morebunnies in bow ties.

This flower stand is located on the busy street between the Anne Frank House and our hotel. before…read morewe left home one of our neighbors, who had lived in Holland, suggested we pick up some tulips on the street since we're going to be in our hotel for 5 days. After we left the Anne Frank House we stopped here. They had a glorious assortment of tulips for €3.50. Then I saw some beautiful daffodils for about the same price. But when I saw bunches of freesias for €2 it was all over but the sniffing and the choosing. As much as I love tulips, freesias are my favorite flowers. It was too cold for the smell to fully develop, so I chose a beautiful double pink bunch. I asked if he would prune the ends and he asked which hotel we were staying at and cut them to the perfect length. When we returned to the hotel I requested a vase and a few minutes later a man was at our door w/ two for me to choose from. I chose the taller of the two and the vase and flowers sit beside my computer on the desk, looking beautiful as they open and smelling good.

Love this flower stand! Not a terribly huge selection, but enough to make you happy. Flowers are…read morebeautiful and healthy and decently priced. Bought some (can't remember the name) and they lasted over a week. Great little stand to have in the neighborhood. We're having visitors this weekend and will need to stop by to pick up some of these beauties!

For those that really know me, you know that I'm a "history" buff, and that I was two classes away…read morefrom minoring in history (My only regret in life). So that self interest alone led me here. To understand and respect the history of hemp, to investigate the Amsterdam culture about weed, and not because of the free vapor tasting at the end. Now that I've justified myself, let's talk about this "museum". And it really is a museum! The entrance fee is only €9. You pick up a little cheesy media translator box. You scan your language, and you're on your way. They start with the earliest proof that man even smoked ganja in the stone-age with carved inscriptions on tablets. Hence being "stoned". Okay, I made that up. But there are oil paintings showing the weed parties and that people really wanted to pose with a smoke. One of my favorite things for me was seeing the pipes of the past; how extravagant they carved wooden pipes. As well as the old medicinal bottles that contain cannibal ingredients. I can go on and on. It was interesting! Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, so the tour is in two different sections. Meaning, the first part of the tour ends in the Sensi Seed store. Part two was down the street about 3 meters away. This had more examples and history about the use of hemp strands over the centuries. Gifts to bring home. Then that free vapor sample thingy. Minus a star for 2 out of 3 staff members with snooty attitudes. If ya hate your job, just smoke geez! Oh well, it didn't dampen my tour. Now ONTO THE RED LIGHTS!!!!

I know nothing about hash/hemp except that it smells like skunk. They say weed makes you hungry,…read morephilosophical, relaxed, funny and you think everything's so important and funny. Well, I don't need this stuff then. I'm not pro-weed but I'm also not anti-weed. I'm anti-people doing stupid things and blaming it on stuff. So, anywho... This is located in the Red Light District - think porn stores, live shows and pot. People coming in and out of this museum seem interestingly chill. They're pretty much hippies. Why is this illegal in most parts of the US again? They have all sorts of varieties - how they come up with names for each kind is beyond me. they have shampoo, lotions, drinks, seeds, etc. There are lots of restaurants, cafes and pastry shops in this area in case you get contact high...like me. every. single. damn. day. I. was. in Amsterdam.