'Remember: café means pub throughout the Netherlands; a 'coffeeshop' is where one procures marijuana. If you do decide to visit one of Amsterdam's coffeeshops, keep in mind the following: ask at the bar for the menu of goods on offer, usually packed in small bags; don't light up anywhere beside a coffeeshop without checking that it's okay to do so; alcohol and tobacco products are not permitted in coffeeshops.'
So, what is a café called that sells coffee and tea?
I need to get this right as I have promised to take my 15yr old granddaughter to Amsterdam in May and she has informed her friends and family that she is going to 'smoke weed with G'ma'. Obviously intended as a joke but I find her interest in the 'bruin café' a little disconcerting and knowing my luck, that is exactly where we will end up!
I am also mindful that the last time I visited Amsterdam (she was just a baby), I mistakenly bought my son a t.shirt that had a picture of a cannabis leaf on the front.
I was working with local schools and Police at the time so not really appropriate 😓
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