First off, a massive thanks to everyone who entered our recent compeition to win a weekend in Amsterdam - you certainly kept us entertained!

In fact, there were so many excellent itineraries posted that we had difficulty picking a winner… and we’ve decided to give away two copies of The Rough Guide to Amsterdam for the runners-up.

The prize of two night’s accommodation at The Flying Pig, though, goes to Angie and Rox – partly for the time and effort they put in to creating this poem, but mainly for attempting to rhyme “Rembrant” with “plant”! Congratulations, girls – have a fantastic time! And here’s their entry, in all it’s glory…

With Rizlas in hand,
We leave British sand,
And set sail for our prized destination.

 

Escaping the rain,
And the daily mundane
We succumb to the ‘city of temptation’.

 

By bike or by boat,
Though the sights we shall float,
Van Gough, Vermeer and Rembrandt.

 

The evening grows near,
We head for some beer,
And the lure of that sacred green plant.

 

No time to sit back,
Hangover sidetracked,
So much in tomorrow to cram.

 

A weekend away,
We wish we could stay,
Sweet times we had in ‘the Dam’!

Special mentions (and those Rough Guides) go to Brother Kaif for pure entertainment value (Anne Frank in burlesque gear? Genius) and Aled for his romantic vision of proposing in the Ice Bar – and then heading off to a sex show, of course. Email your address to editor@hostelbookers.com and we’ll send on the guide!

Remember to keep your eye out for more great competitions here, and over at HostelBookers…