Ep.68 Neither rain nor chilly weather could damper our jam-packed 3 full days in Amsterdam. It’s expensive, but is it worth it? We share the sights you MUST see if your time here is limited.
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00:00 – Start
01:57 – First Impressions of Amsterdam
03:37 – Trains, Trams, and Local Cuisine
06:18 – Visiting the Vincent Van Gogh Museum
08:35 – Anne Frank Annex and Rijksmuseum
12:09 – Squeezing in the Rembrandt Huis Museum
14:08 – Our Costs
15:17 – Would we go back to about Amsterdam?
16:54 – Gelato Member Credits
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22 Comments
In the seventies of last century, youngsters/hippies used to sleep on the monument (@3:11). When the City Services crew come to clean the monument early in the morning, they had to wake up all the "monument hotel guests" one by one …. 😅. Later the monument was "closed" for years by flower boxes, so you can only walk around it. But it is open again now.
It's for me a hour drive from home to Amsterdam, but the last time I visit that city is at least 45 years ago.
No need to visit the tourist trap again !
Amsterdam is known as the Venice of the north. Not Vienna. Oops😘
German isnt a primary language of the netherlands, barely anyone speaks it. Dutch is the only primary language and basically everyone speaks English.
Very nice and informative video. I would advise next time to take a canal tour. From the water you experience the city in a completely different way. Greetings from Amsterdam!
Basically Blunt? You jumped in the shit and run out quick. Its what Amsterdam is at the moment. Talk you crap , just interested in your wallet. All real Mokummers moved out decades ago. The city lost its heart and soul.
Nope language is definitely not german, its dutch and English
Quick tip for the Rijksmuseum. They have an app you can install on your phone with all audiotours for free.
It is NOT " fen Kof", van Gogh starts with G, pronounced like Scottish CH, and ends with GH, also pronounced like Scottish CH, no FF sounds what so ever , or K sounds. V…vvvvah nnn , same difference between v and f as there is between s and zzz, and ah, not è. Amsterdam is a waste of time, there are so many beautiful old cities in the Netherlands? Why Amsterdam??? Might as well go to Detroit… , and NOPE it is not stroep wafel , with oe as in shoe, it is stoop wafel, with o as in slow and low… And yes, Dutch are very DIRECT… never waste time with talking in circles…:)
🙂 stropewaffles are great:)
German in Amsterdam??? probably a few but English and Dutch first. Or you ran into a group of German tourists? Hotel in Amsterdam??? I would try something just outside Amsterdam. Oh and don't walk in the bicycle lane for that selfie or find out the hard way.
Wim Schoenmakers is an silly old man. 🤡 Always talks BS about Amsterdam.
Apologies for all the Dutch people who are talk sh*t about Amsterdam. They probably don’t know the city, but do have an opinion about it. Sorry again! The Dutch alway’s like to be so negative.
I prefer Rotterdam region, with the Windmills Kinderdijk, the space on the riverside Nieuwe Maas bij Rotterdam, the Port of Rotterdam, forget the Damn Amsterdam 😂
I HATE Amsterdam. Why? Because its always Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam. You are going to Amsterdam. NO you guys are going to the netherlands while there is more. You guys spend 72 hours in Amsterdam? While you guys can drive in 3 hours in our hole country. We got 12 provinces in our country. There is more then Just Amsterdam
The primary languages are dutch and german? You are so,so wrong, there is no German language in The Netherland although most people do speak some German. The second official language in The Netherland is called "Fries". There are direct trains from Shiphol to Central but I guess you took the train to South station to transfer to the Metro (we do not call that a train) because your hotel was near Albert Cuyp. The pancakes are mostly for tourists. Bitter does not mean alcoholic beverage, the name dirrived from a snack which goes well with Jenever which was called a “bittertje”. Bitterballen are normally eaten with mustard, not with mayo.
About the tolerance: if you are a Jew of hoist an Israeli flag, trust me there is not much tolerance, you will get molested!
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I'm Dutch and I am an artist who takes great pride and inspiration from the Dutch traditions in the fine arts. It bugs me that many people primarily associate the Netherlands with weed and prostitution. Mind you, I don't judge: I smoke now and then. But it's just a drug. It can be nice in moderation, but it is not meaningful (what is meaningful is the underlying principle of liberty that allows for it, but that is another matter). The Netherlands has produced some of the greatest artists like Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Hieronymus Bosch, Vermeer, Van Gogh, and the list goes on. And Amsterdam has a rich collection of masterpieces, which is so much more meaningful than what people typically associate Amsterdam with. I am happy you highlighted the cultural value of the city. Good for you! My best wishes to you both!
You 2 are so charming! And smart and interesting. I really enjoy your videos!!
Never skip the beautiful city of Utrecht (only 25 minutes by train south of Amsterdam). There you'll experience totally different kinds of canals (the only ones of this kind in the Netherlands). I myself think Utrecht is even more beautiful than Haarlem. Check out one of the many great videos on Youtube.
Amsterdam is NEVER worth the money. And except for the museums and the architecture it has not much to do with Holland any more.
My favorite experience in Amsterdam was to get out of central Amsterdam. Biking north into the farmland is incredible fun, taking a canal tour is relaxing to get away from the street chaos and going to the NDSM area is edgey fun.