dantheman wrote:
I will be there again soon, and I'm wondering on weekdays, what would be the best time to go? Early in the day when the girls start their shifts or later on in the evening?
There is only one shift in Alkmaar (i.e. they pay for the whole day) and some of the girls don't start until 6pm or so. I guess I've usually gone on a Friday or Saturday so not entirely sure about weekdays. But it seems to me that between 8 and 9pm is a good time to arrive. Get closer to 11pm and a lot of the girls tend to be busy with regulars.
dantheman wrote:
I wan't the best chance of getting a good service and would imagine aiming to be the girls first customer of the day would be better?
Hmmm... I would tend to think the opposite. In terms of service (and not "freshness"), I'd have to imagine the girls would tend to be more relaxed after they've already made their rent and are turning a profit for the evening. If they've had a shitty day and you're their first or second customer, say, an hour before closing time (all the kamers in Alkmaar close at 1am), then I'd have to assume the odds of being upsold or rushed would be higher, right? In general I haven't had that problem in Alkmaar, but I wouldn't say one should expect better service simply for being the first client of the day... doesn't seem logical to me. Then again, we're talking about girls here, so who knows? :)
dantheman wrote:
If I bought a return train ticket, could I use that ticket to make the trip twice in a day (even if there is no inspector on-board?)
If there's no inspector on board, you can ride without any ticket at all. :) So I assume you mean if there IS an inspector on board. If there is, and if you have a paper ticket (as opposed to a chipkaart that you checked in before boarding) they'll check your ticket, see it's valid for that date, and I think that will be that. Sometimes they'll stamp it but not always. I'm not sure what happens if they encounter a ticket that's already been stamped... probably you're out of luck and the fine is €40 (unless it's increased after the new year along with everything else). Put it this way: if you buy a paper ticket and complete the round trip once without encountering an inspector (which isn't that unusual), you'll have no problem using that ticket again on the same day for another round trip. That's all I can promise.
essexlad wrote:
Stop being so cheap man.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
essexlad wrote:
I'm sure Alkmaar has more to offer than the RLD
It certainly does, but I'd still rather spend my money on pussy than restaurant food, as my friends will attest. :) They do have some nice restaurants and bars though.
essexlad wrote:
If you want to save a bit more money I would say go to den haag it's €10.50 for a train ticket
As of today, it's €10,60 for a
one-way ticket... so if you feel like walking back from Den Haag HS to Amsterdam Centraal, cool. :) Otherwise, a dagretour (round trip) will run you €21,20.