I tried cycling from Amsterdam to Utrecht to test out the cycle paths! Lots of interesting stuff, injury and all.
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Riedfelt-Collage: Gerrit Riedfelt was the architect who designed one of the most iconic houses of the early 20th centuries. The Riedfelt-Schröder-Haus in Utrecht. Well worth a visit.
For your notice, where cars and bicycles are together with just a painted strip for bikes, the maximum speeds for cars is 30 km/h. If it's 50 or more, it's always seperate.
You probably could’ve just paid with Apple Pay 🙂 Here it works the same as a regular debit card… although I don’t know if it works with non-Dutch banks…?
"wacht op groen" at the traffic light means "Wait for green"
Edit:
Red roads means its a shared road where the cycle has higher rule. aka cars have to at all times give right of passages and wait for cyclist.
16:24 If you really want to distinguish cities from towns: Utrecht certainly is a city! Historically, cities were settlements with a cathedral. A cathedral is a church that contains the seat (cathedra) of a bishop. The bishop of Utrecht is the highest ranking bishop (archbishop) in the Netherlands… Following the same historic definition Amsterdam could be called a town, as the diocese of Amsterdam falls under the Bishop of Haarlem. The same principles determine that the beautiful St Vitus church in Hilversum (11:39) is just a church, not a cathedral.
wacht op groen means wait for green
About that roundabout where you went on car road. When you point camera towards bicycle lane it appears to have two lanes in that case your not going against traffic, since you're cycling, you'd be going against traffic if you were a motorist. But using your logic , yes you should've went against the traffic on bicycle lane.
Theoretically, Mastercard should be accepted in all Dutch stores by the end of the year. We'll see if that happens; the transition has been very slow.
Sorry in Dutch is just sorry :). But pronounced more flat
Calling the 4th biggest city in the Netherlands a town 😛
It makes sense though: cities in the Netherlands are also designed for people and adjusted over time, and old city centers often contain a lot of low-rise buildings that you could also see in small towns. Unlike say US city centers which tend to be super high rise in the big cities because it is the only place high rise buildings are allowed and the US really liked destroying old stuff to make space for cars back in the years following WWII.
I've been a cyclist my whole life, and even after getting a driver's license I've always kept the bike on the backup, but for the last 12 years (outside of the driving I do for my job) my only transportation has been by bicycle or walking. pretty much from watching Not Just Bikes, I figured out that Amsterdam is probably the place where I belong. I would of course want to learn Dutch, it's been so long since french classes in highschool, or Spanish glasses in Middle School, and neither of which did I have any fluency, that I barely remember any of either
Thank you = dank je wel
Glad you enjoyed it! The red road in Utrecht is a Fietsstraat, which basically means the cyclists rule over here – cars are allowed but submissive. And those people were singing a birthday song. 🎵
at 12:00 the roundabout can just be skipped by bikers. You didn't have to turn right, could have gone straight (left).
When I lived in Utrecht I did this journey once. I went the "boring" route mostly following the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal. I also did it on an ebike and it took about 2 hours each way, apart from an extra 30 minutes getting lost in Maarssen!
As I’ve said before, as a Scot living in Holland, next time you’re over here, let me know and I’ll show you the ancient, yet quaint city of Zwolle…..
I like how you show the Netherlands how I know it because you bike between cities and thus through the many towns and villages.😊
um Evan … can i ask about the fork thing @18.56? it looks so awkward
9:13 The Dutch for "thank you" is "bedankt," which is related to the German "danke." In fact with small kids learning to speak people sometimes say "dank" to make them familiar with saying "thank you" while they can't pronounce "bedankt" or pronunciationwise more complicated "dankjewel" and formal "dankuwel" yet.
("Dank u wel" is literally "thank you well")
Sorry in Dutch is Sorry (pronounced the Dutch way) Thank you is Dankjewel. Wacht op groen is Wait for green. Our cycling infrastructure is ongoing proces that started in the 1970-1980s.
17:19 Literally they are singing:
Long may he live
Long may he live
Long may he live in the gloria (latin word)
It is followed by hiphip hurray multiple times.
Oh, the irony! 😂
The best way to say "sorry" in the Netherlands, is by saying: "sorry!" 😅
We use the exact same word! 😁👍
By the way, though most Dutch people will understand you just fine when speaking German (it's taught in school), the Dutch are renowned to be the most proficient, non-native English speakers in the World!
This is because we start learning English in elementary/grade-school.
Also, the English and American tv-series and movies we watch on tv and in cinemas, are apart from those for kids, are not dubbed, but subtitled.
And even the kids shows and movies are also available in the original language with subtitles.
This way, a lot of people here (as have I myself) learn English at home, watching tv, even before we get taught in school.
So from now on, don't hesitate to just use English, you'll be fine! 😄👍
As a lot of other people who do live in Amsterdam probably already commented: a lot of people who do live in Amsterdam would really love for people to visit places other than Amsterdam, too!
Everyone goes to the church cum bar bar when the go to Utrecht lol.
The whole charm of biking is that it works without a machine, so yeah, riding an e-bike is kind of "cheating."
In the shadows, I can see the camera and the stick holding it, but from what I'm seeing in the shadows the stick should also be visible in the footage, yet it isn't. How does that work?
You are passing the normal bikes with a large speed difference.
Your ebike is doing a lot of "assisting" not just making hills easier.
You seem to be moving at almost moped speeds.
"This must be a hill"
While driving along what looks like a canal.
With very level water in it?
Talks with waitress in english -> continues to thank her in spanish xD.
Yes, you must be an american. Not being able to eat with knife and fork…..
Brave man!
After over an hour you must have been getting saddle sore. Edit: so your right knee was killing you.
Don't worry, in Holland we just say sorry.
Hilversum, 'hill-fur-sum' but no accent on 'fur,' is the television broadcasting heart of The Netherlands.
Not 'danke' which is German, but 'bedankt,' same 'a' sound as in 'danke' though.
When in doubt, just go counter clock wise at a roundabout if that will keep you on the bikelane.
Going on the regular road is dangerous.
Rietveld was a famous Dutch furniture designer and architect. Look up 'Rietveld chair.'
Yeah, all design and little comfort.
15:54 To your right, the former Wolvenplein Gevangenis (prison) coming into view.
An excellent place for foreigners disrespecting our Glorious Utrecht Bikepaths (best in the world better than Amsterdam).
Unfortunately, it closed in 2014.
Utrecht has had city rights since 1122 AD, way before Amsterdam (1306 AD) became a proper city.
17:02 Not 100% sure but I think you just crossed the old Northern Border of the Roman Empire. That metal thingy on the ground.
They're singing 'Lang zal hij leven in de Gloria,' literal translation: 'Long will he live in Glory' it's the Dutch 'Happy Birthday' but can be used for any celebration of any individual, not just a birthday.
Maes beer is originally from Meeuwen in Belgium. Nowadays the brewery is in Alken, Belgium.
In my opinion 'Maes' refers to the Meuse river which runs close to Meeuwen even though in medieval Dutch the Meusse was 'Mase' and 'Maes' comes from 'Thomas' according to a etymology google search. But it must be the Meuse (Maas) river.
Oops, your train had a 25 minute delay… Damned NS!
Oh wow. Never seen this kind of video before. Amazing. A bike ride in the Netherlands. Other people should do something similar
14:39 the classic dutch saying (at least in my circles) is 'er is maar één soort wind en dat is tegenwind' – "there's only one type of wind and that's a head wind". (Obviously not accurate, but pretty nice fodder for confirmation bias 😀)
Your Utrecht pronunciation is spot on. claps
Windows bug got me stuck in the Dolomites.
I rented an Abarth 🙂
The position of your feet on the pedals is not ideal. You have to push on the pedals with the ball of your foot. Just take a good look at a competitive cyclist.
Your saddle will probably have to be raised back again. 😁
4:50 "This is a hill."
Me: What? It's as flat as my living room floor.
Greatings from Switzerland.
13:50 as can be expected from an Englishman you cycle on the wrong side of the road 😂
its a good rule to adjust your seat to the point you have you knee's bent just about 15 degree's
6:05 if there is no sidewalk, pedestrians are required to walk on the cycle path (as opposed to walking on the car road).
If there is a sidewalk, pedestrians have to walk there.
6:16 the black part next to the red part is reserved for pedestrians.
Lang zal hij leven (long may he live), it's a birthday song.
Credit cards are not commonly accepted in The Netherlands, with the exception of hotels, gas stations and bigger restaurants. In very international places like Amsterdam, the acceptance may be a bit higher, but don’t expect any local supermarket or snackbar to accept it in the average town. Ensure to have a normal debit card instead.
Hilversum was the town for our BBC so to speak. Only 3 channels. We live near the Geman and Belgian border so we had a few channels more and therefore learned German easily as a kid.
Btw Wacht op groen. Is quiet close to english meaning wait for green. But you knew that, right ?
I’ve never known anywhere that takes Visa but not Mastercard! I use my Monzo card too, when in Europe. I’ll make sure to always have visa backup
15:15 haha Groen is Green. It says wait for Green but I'm not sure if you were joking or didn't know.
You haven't felt any wind there yet haha. Come to the province of Zeeland and you'll know what wind is.
There's even the world championship cycling against the wind on the 'Stormvloedkering' (the storm surge barrier)
That was NOT a cathedral in Hilversum, just an ordinairy church…. Every village or town has one. But they all need to go to The Efteling, the fairytaleforest…
Try to go outside the well known areas. Utrecht, nice as it is, is still within the well known touristy area.
You can speak English in the Netherlands, it's a official language.
And that's not how you hold a fork…
Always have 20 to 40 Euro with you as tourist, specially if you visit restaurants like that.
Cheaper option would be to visit the supermarket instead.
Supermarkets have a pretty wide arrangement of bread like croissants and similar sized things.
Also in some supermarkets you can enjoy a free cup of coffee or enjoy warm food. That last one really depends on location though.
12:09 The cycling road is just beyond this house. You can actually see it from where you stand.
Going on the road for cars is illegal here.
"wacht op groen" = wait for green.
And they were singing a happy birthday song in Dutch.