Outdoor sleeping in Amsterdam/Rotterdam

[Mawnzie]

Hi everybody!

Im at the moment in Paris, and in a couple of days I'm planing to go to amsterdam (and possibly Rotterdam on the way). As I've brought a sleeping bag I'm thinking of just sleeping outside somewhere. Does anybody have any experience of sleeping outdoors in those cities?

Best,

Mansh34r:

 

[r3353]

Nope, not in those cities. But i have had luck when i come a cross a nice cemetery. Be respectful ov the dead and find a nice bush for cover. Or try a Hospitality Exchange Network for a roof. If you want to sleep outside, id recommend somewhere far out from the city centers. Less people to hassle you.
Good Luck
r

 

[cranberrydavid]

It's been a couple years, but in my experience any place in Northern Europe is about as easy and safe to sleep out as you'll find. The countryside is the best, but if I found myself in a city and the weather was OK I'd just find a park without junkies or someplace by a river and look for bushes or even a good deep shadow to roll out in. Even if the cops wake you, it's more like they're checking to see if you're OK. Show them your ID and tell them a story about how you were supposed to meet somebody who didn't show up and everything will be cool. Just go for it and don't worry!

 

[Mawnzie]

Thanks for your help! Heading out there tomorrow well se how it goes...

 

[Broche]

I've just left Amsterdam and yeah, you should have no problem sleeping outside. A friend I was squatting with there spent a night recently in one of the boats on the canals quite close to centre without any problems.

Good luck, Amsterdam is a wonderful city, the people there are very welcoming.

 

[stove]

ive slept outside in Adam, Rdam, and many many other cities. It is easy, and people generally dont bother you. Find a construction site and you should be golden, or a park without bright lights.

 

[axolotl]

i´m in amsterdam right now... didn´t try sleeping in the center because the authorities apparently wake up anyone they see sleeping in the street, at any hour. not to mention it´s been raining about every 20 minutes. luckily we have a tent and we´ve put it up between the train station and some fields in a nearby village, trains run all night in this country (which is very convenient except for the rumbles)

 

[keg]

how cold is it there now?

 

[axolotl]

depends on the day but not comfortable by my standards, most people wearing coats, takes a little while to heat up at night even with body heat

 

[Brand0nRagged]

the people in Holland love kids like us, for the most part. in my experience at least. if you seem like a good person and they dont think your a drug addict it shouldnt be too hard to get housed up.

 

[axolotl]

do you mean it was easy to get into squats? or the general population was very hospitable?


another thing you can do if you´re stuck without a warm place at night is get on one of the trains running between amsterdam and rotterdam or utrecht all night