Anyone in town during those times? I haven't beenHaarlem to before. Does anybody have any tips about the Coffeeshops there? How long is the train ride from Central Station? Also if anyone would like to meet and toke up let me know.

in haarlem try willie wortels (indica, sativa & sensimillia-there are three of them!), they often have something a bit different to what you'll find in 'dam and a little bit cheaper... also theehuis is good. haarlem does have a few shops that i've found to be a little bit sketchy, mostly locals giving you that whole 'league of gentlemen' "local shop for local people" vibe, but they're quite easy to avoid...there is a map somewhere of coffeeshops in haarlem, do a little search for it cos it's useful...
it's a very pretty city and well worth the 15min(fast train) 7.50euro trip imo
not bad for a first post eh?

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Thanks for info! Yes very nice for your 1st post. I am a newbie to this site also. But will be making my 12 trip to the DAM. Looking forward to the Haarlem trip.

If haarlem is so close to Amsterdam then maanhattan shouldn't be far .

sorry ...


:-)

well, Manhattan is a Native American name for Nieuw Amsterdam.

Vlissingen = Flushing
Breukelen = Brooklyn
Haarlem = Harlem

Staten Island was named Staaten Eylandt, in honour of the Dutch parliament, the Staaten-Generaal

Freshkills (and the many other NY place name with 'kills') comes from 'kille', meaning riverbed

Bedford-Stuyvesant gets part of its name obviously from Pieter Stuyvesant, who purchased Manhattan

Knickerbocker (NY Knicks) comes from a corruption of 'kniebroek' (literally 'knee trousers')

and you have Wall Street and Canal Street, names of self-evidently Dutch influence.

...and this concludes today's New York Dutch-English etymology lesson.

-paniked

Good history lesson! Anything going down in the DAM on the 26May-30? Going to be in town solo this trip.