Standby your beds

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
06/12/2008 20:50

Dutch authorities reveal details of a cleanup of Amsterdam's famous red light district, halving the number of prostitutes' windows.



They say they will close half the city's brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in a bid to drive organised crime from the city centre.



Council officials gave the sex industry a warning a year ago that they were going to close some brothels.



The deputy mayor of Amsterdam says the plans will stop the city being a "free zone" for criminals.



Last year the city said it wanted to close one-third of the red light district's brothels, where scantily-clad prostitutes display themselves in shop windows.



But the new measures aim to reduce the number of sex "windows" from 482 to 243, a council spokesman said.



Amsterdam also wants to close half of the 76 marijuana shops in the city centre.



Wait for the sudden influx here..



There were three in the bed and the little one said "rollover, rollover"....

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
06/12/2008 21:06

So that's what they're building at the bottom of Esentepe,

How much are memberships?

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
06/12/2008 21:08

Surely that is why many go to Amsterdam, to do their window shopping!!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
06/12/2008 21:15

I did wonder if just now was the time to damage your own tourism industry... but maybe it will attract more tourists who won't feel overwhelmed by the preponderance of red lights any longer...



We shall see I guess...

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 13:07

i think amsterdam has much more to offer than just sleaze.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 16:59

You'd have thought Rose....

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 17:05

Rose where you thinking tulips,

Paul.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 09:24

no, diamonds.

i went there years ago and went to a diamond cutting factory.

oh those rocks!

will have to take hubby back some day.

get in the coffee shop, get slaughtered and then go shopping! lol.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 09:25

Tours by ???

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 09:53

i can't remember? it was many,many years ago.

i don't know if its still there?

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 20:42

Did you try any of that nice cake that they have in the cafes,

Paul.