Coffeeshops with Fishtanks

Discussion in 'Amsterdam' started by matt_the_hat_82, Aug 7, 2005.

  1. matt_the_hat_82

    matt_the_hat_82 Member

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    Hi All,

    I'm a big fan of smoking up watching my goldfish. Do any of you guys know of any comfy coffeeshops where i can have a nice chilled smoke and watch a really nice fishtank?
     
  2. velvet

    velvet Banned

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    not that I know of.. what you could do however is toke up and go to a zoo.. especially the on in Arnhem (about 1 hour by train from Amsterdam, then a bit by a trolly bus, which is a nice experience in itself), 'Burgers Zoo'. They have three very large indoor parts: the desert, the bush and the ocean. They ocean might be of your interest.. it has HUGE fishtanks, including one where you walk in a glass tunnel surrounded my water.. very awesome. You start your 'experience' with the more shallow waters.. and then you are 'submerged' untill it's litteraly over your head.

    The website of the zoo itself: www.burgerszoo.nl

    On of the smaller ones:
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    Fishies:

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    One of the bigger ones:

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    I can really recommend this zoo, even though I'm a bit weary about animals in captivity usually. It's ofcourse totally different from a fishtank in a coffeeshop and I you wouldn't be allowed to sit there and smoke, but just buy some spacecake and have the time of your life there!

    If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
     
  3. fedor

    fedor Member

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    Oceanium in Rotterdam Blijdorp is much better...
     
  4. velvet

    velvet Banned

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    why doesn't it surprise me that the Rotterdam version would be better according to you? ;)

    Maybe if you could provide some pics, links etc it would be easier to compare..
     
  5. NEMISIS

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    Not been there for a while but if I recall correctly
    Dolphins coffee shop have one.
    The pic below is from the Bulldog, it's a lamp shade
    thats directly infront of your face as you sit down
    at the front of the shop over looking the canal.
     
  6. fedor

    fedor Member

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    [​IMG]

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    Und mehr auf Deutsch! http://www.aquacare.de/galerie/ausst/rotterd/d_rot.htm
     
  7. NEMISIS

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    Trippy stuff there in that tunnel, Fedor.
     
  8. velvet

    velvet Banned

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    The Burgers zoo has a tunnel like that as well, can't find a pic of it though..
     
  9. fedor

    fedor Member

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    But there are nog big pinguins in Burgers
     
  10. consolidated

    consolidated Banned

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    pinguins aren't fish.. are they??
     
  11. velvet

    velvet Banned

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    maybe fedor thinks that because they are big they eat a lot of fish so big penguins = a lot of fish closeby :)

    Yeay.. let's get stoned and look at all the dead penguin food.. hehe
     
  12. fedor

    fedor Member

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    What is your favorite fish?
     
  13. consolidated

    consolidated Banned

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    I don't like fish, they smell..
     
  14. Shampoo

    Shampoo Banned

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    i used to have a thirty five gallon fish tank with like a million guppies :) it was awesome..a bitch to clean though
     
  15. skip

    skip Founder Administrator

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    All businesses would be smart to have a fish tank near the entrance (Chinese restaurants know this), because it's good Feng Shui! It can mean the difference between success & failure of a business.
     
  16. mafuman

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    i always wondered why all the restaurants in china town had fish tanks. i thought it was for fresh fish
     
  17. monosphere

    monosphere Holly's Hubby

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    Claire and I went to Dolphins in Amsterdam before parting ways last December. They have similar lampshades/hanging lamps with fish swimming around in them. And the coral decor really adds to the atmosphere. Might want to check that one out on Kerkstraat.
     
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    Brandend Zand @ Marnixstraat 92 (Amsterdam) has a huge vertical fishtank

    Quote: The upright designer aquarium may be an aesthetically pleasing addition, but chances are the fish dont really like having to swim so vertically.

    Jon :)
     

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