Amsterdam

anything fun occurring 24-26 Jan? or other general recommendations for a messy but agreeable weekend?

No idea, as I've regretfully never set foot there, but… welcome back, ogmor!

fanks m8 but I'm afraid I am no longer a citizen of ilx, just popping in to post on a tier 5 visa. brexit means brexit.

You can still apply for pre-settled status iirc.

Is stedelijk museum worth going to?

God yes.

Great, going there for three nights at the end of the month.

Hell yes, fantastic museum

Think I made a mistake going for the Van Gogh museum already.

I think I will only have time to go to either Stedelijk or Rijksmuseum. Not sure what to do here..

All three are very close to each other, so there is that at least

There's also Moco, which I haven't yet visited but it looks interesting, and it's almost next door to the Stedelijk so you could do some sort of art-based speed run

Ah ok that might help. Stedelijk: might need more time to go through the contemporary material. Rijks might be an in and out in a couple hours to glance at the Old Masters and see what makes me stop in my tracks.

xp

The Rijksmuseum is a beautiful building (or set of buildings) to have a wander through, and you can walk right underneath it to get to the Museumplein.

Sounds good.

going through bookmarks i haven't updated - and, because it came up recently, thought it was worth adding some places where I've eaten well for future reference, as Amsterdam can be a bit hit and miss. people cannot live by bitterballen alone after all:

Krua Thai - excellent thai restaurant in the centre
Incanto - v good italian overlooking the flower market and munttoren
The Seapalace - yes, i know it's obvious, and it's hard to miss a gigantic floating chinese restaurant just outside Centraal, but it's fun and the food's pretty good. expensive though obv.
Bakkerij van Vessem - just a lovely bakery with some of the best butter croissants i've had outside france. not one to go out of your way for, but if you're in the area, sitting on the bench outside with a croissant and a coffee is deligthful