I Tried Cycling from Amsterdam to Utrecht-Here's what I didn't expect`
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- I tried cycling from Amsterdam to Utrecht to test out the cycle paths! Lots of interesting stuff, injury and all.
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That bumpy road was next to the griftpark. I cyle there regularly and its the worst path in Utrecht :p its the trees pushing up through the pavement. Most everywhere else in Utrecht is good :p
Edit: they were singing happy birthday at the end :D
It's funny to see that however you come from the UK now, we can still see you are a American, just by the way you handle your knife and fork while you eat hahaha
An American
They were singing the Dutch version of Happy Birthday: Lang zal hij leven.
It's so funny to me that you say 'Entschuldigung' cause in the Netherlands we just say 'Sorry'. It's a slightly different accent from the English one but with how well you pronounce Utrecht it probably wouldn't even be noticed (plus a lot of Dutch people might say it with an English accent anyway. And yes, I am aware there is no such thing as 'one English accent').
Years ago (80's), I was working in a backpackers hostel in London. One day this girl came in, and myself and the other person I worked with got chatting with her. After about 10-15 min's, I just could not place her English accent, and I had rules out all the English accents I'd heard, so I just had to ask her where she was from, she said Holland. I was a bit shocked, as I was not ready for some that spoke like they came from the UK, to be from another country.
Your Utrecht pronunciation is good.
Looks to me like your cycling in a gear which is too high. Usually for cycling on a normal bike a pedal frequency of about 80 per minute is the best for your knees, and if used to it, the best for your endurance as well. In general the cycle paths in Utrecht are better than in Amsterdam, but you did hit a bumpy part. That's what you sometimes get with all those trees ;o).
Way too high haha
And it might just be the video angle, but it looked as though he was pedalling almost with his heels. Knee agony right there when the saddle is too high and you lose the use of your lower leg muscles pedalling like that. Erg vreemde eindelijk.
Yes, Visa is more accepted than AmEx. If a CC is accepted at all. Normal bank debit cards are fine. contactless works.
Apparently debit system of Dutch banks is planned to move to visa/mastercard, so that will make things easier for creditcards as well. AmEx however is just not used at most places in europe.
Having just done a bike ride between ottawa and montreal in canada, you have no idea how jealous i am of all these high quality bike paths. It makes a huge difference
Do you know the RUclips channel: Not Just Bikes, it will increase jealousy, yet may also help convince local government to change things at home. (It's by a Canadian who moved to NL and looks at (bike) infrastructures around the world)
7:36 it doesn't look like an upscale suburb. 80s copy paste buildings that haven't been improved, just grass as a green space, poorly maintained sidewalks. In a town these are your cheaper homes to buy, but majority is probably rental.
In The Netherlands credit cards are not widely accepted, only in certain tourist areas and in most hotels. A debit card is the real way to pay here. By the way, that is in most European countries the way to pay. And in Germany, whenever you decide to go there, use cash. Although debet cards are common there, a lot of shops, restaurants and bars don't acceot them. The same for Austria, but more in the smaller villages. So, now you are warned. But just get a debet card, that will be fine!
It depends on the country, the Netherlands has been averse to credit cards the most in my experience, other countries less so. They are also getting more common since both Visa and Mastercard are phasing out their separate debit card brands (Maestro and VPay), and are integrating them in the same network as their credit card. Since earlier this year, my 2 Maestro cards have been converted to a Visa Debit and a Mastercard Debit card, respectively. France has been used to credit cards as well, their Carte Bleue has been folded into Visa for years now. Germany is not averse to credit cards, but to all cards, if they take cards, credit cards are generally accepted as well in my experience, but yes, a lot of shops don't accept cards at all.
I thought Germany was dragged into the 21st century with card and contactless payments during Covid? It's still super cash based? Here in the UK it's rare to find anywhere that doesn't take card/contactless, and it's ever more common that places don't accept cash at all especially in the cities. The same is true in Sweden whenever I've visited. I've been a bunch of times but still never actually seen Swedish cash in person lol. None of my friends even have any when I've been there, they just use their cards or Apple Pay etc.
@@TalesOfWar they were, and went right back after Covid was mostly over. I'm exaggerating a bit, there's still more card acceptance than before Covid, but less than during the height of Covid.
I'm Belgian, we are somewhere in between the Dutch and the Germans when it comes to cash or electronic payments, but I always carry some cash with me, just in case.
Nah, I can pay at my local Jumbo with Amex. In Bolsward
The first shot: omg, that's Hilversum, my hometown.
The Netherlands is such an inspiring country in terms of great public transport to create alternatives to car dependency.
I’d love to travel there someday.
According to De Filmende Fietser, a Dutch cycle nerd based in Utrecht and cycling advocate, the Dutch despite not being a sovereign currency issuer relying on the euro, unlike us Brits with our pound, invest around €500 million a year on cycling infrastructure. Seems expensive, until you realise that the effects of building quality infrastructure that people can easily use prevents around 6,500 premature deaths and saves their healthcare system €19 billion.
And import and use less oil.
I use the car for big distances,and real bad wheater,,but stil love driving that thing.
If i go to the supermarket,i am faster with my bike,than with the car to.
Maybe, but much more important it saves us a lot time and traffic jams.
Public transport is just getting a bit expensive.
The dutch wind always seems to be a headwind when you are on a bike😂😢
And then when you go back it for some reason changed and you have a headwind again.
As Dutch person that doesn't live in Amsterdam, I kind of appreciate how most of the tourism is contained in that area. At the same time Amsterdam is a lot more busy and hectic than most of the rest of the country so it's not the most accurate representation, I honestly feel like a bit of a tourist myself when I go there which I don't get for any other Dutch city.
There's not really a good translation for entschuldigung, "sorry" works in some situations (literally the same word and meaning as in english). For thanks there's "dankjewel" or "bedankt"
At the roundabout you were supposed to go around the left, the cycle lane with stripes down the middle is two-way but it is a little weird how that roundabout was laid out.
Amsterdam is where all the first time tourist go, and of course the ones that want to cause trouble (drinking, smoking stuff, etc)
but the tourist that wants to experience the real Netherlands and/or already knows what the country has to offer venture all over.
i live on the edge of the Veluwe and here there are loads of Germans every holiday, they love the camping's and cycling through the forests around here.
Alsow the other way around. When i told them i came from Zeeland in a coffeeshop their eyes went big and couldnt believe it 😂 but yeah i definitely feel like a tourist in Amsterdam
Next time take the overnight ferry back to the UK. Via Hoek van Holland Harwich. Much more relaxing than flying.
Yes, you can take the metro to right next to the ferry terminal in Hoek van Holland (used to be a railway line), and Harwich International ferry terminal has a trainstation downstairs with good connections to London. You can get a footpassenger / Greater Anglia train ticket as well, that's probably cheaper than buying a train ticket from Harwich Int. to London.
@@weerwolfproductions I did that for 2.5 years every 3 weeks. Only I had to use the rail replacement service because conversation from the train to the metro service between Schiedam and Hoek van Holland was still going on. I am originally from Schiedam but left in 1994.
the Dutch leg used to have an included train ticket as well, Dutch flyer. But that no longer exists and I didn't need it because of the business train card I had. Pre-booked meals in the a la carte restaurant used to be nice, but I saw that changed. The Stena plus lounge is nice.
You can try an authentic Dutch Chinese- Indonesian restaurant in Hook van Holland if you like. It serves not too bad food. There is a sushi restaurant in the old train station, I never tried that.
@@hcjkruse Oh yes the bus! I remember that as well. I didn't go as often as you, only once a year, but first couple of years it was still the train, then a few years the bus from Schiedam. Last time I went I could take the metro from Rotterdam Alexander (came off the train there) straight to Hoek van Holland. Was lovely after having to take the bus.
Perhaps it's interesting to calculate what the range is of a non-e-bike. How many km can you make on a full belly of frikandelbroodjes and stroopwafels.
The Netherlands always had the 'PIN' network for card transactions (reflected in the Dutch verb for 'paying using a card transaction' which is 'pinnen'), which was a specifically Dutch system. It was eventually converted to the Maestro network from Mastercard. These days Mastercard has deprecated Maesto as well, and Dutch banks finally are switching to the main Mastercard/Visa payment networks, so most terminals these days will finally also accept those as well, but we do still have some holdouts here and there, such as the place you got your lunch, that haven't gotten a new terminal (or software updates).
For those interested.... Lennox, Kerkbrink 2, 1211 BX Hilversum.
I spent a week cycle touring the Netherlands this summer and loved the network of safe lanes. Then I had to come home to Kent where cyclists are the bottom of the food chain and you risk your life every day on your bike. I think our Dutch friends sometimes forget how great their infrastructure is.
No we don't, we appreciate it a lot 🙂
You could have used the path next to the Amsterdam-Rhine Channel all the way. It’s fast because you will use a separate bike way with almost no cars beside you, just on the dyke. No trafic lights just ride on. It ends in A‘dam at the Schellingwoudebrug. So near Weesp, Driemond stay on the dyke.
You can take out cash money from an ATM with cell phone btw
WHAT
Is that with some app or does it just charge you an amount that it then spits out as cash?
You pronounce Utrecht perfectly, did they put a Dutch chip in your head? :)
How did you end up in Hilversum while going from Amsterdam to Utrecht? Shortest way is through Breukelen (Brooklyn)...
At 17:15 they were singing the Dutch version of happy birthday. Actually in the Netherlands there is quite a variety of birthday songs.
At 2:30 min.: Dude, you just passed the Van Moof main station. Hallowed grounds!
Tell me you're an American without telling me you're an American: speak German in The Netherlands.
At least his pronunciation is an improvement from the average English speaker 🤷
In dutch you say your verontschuldigingen ( excuses) like this: sorry, pardon, het spijt me. Dank je ( thank ye ) Not "danke", that is German.
Yay....bonus vlog on Saturday ❤
You probably like the bicycle parking at the Utrecht railway station. search some footage on RUclips. Utrecht is actually the best cycling city in the world.
I went! Got lost in there haha
They sang the Dutch version of "Lang soll er leben"/"Hoch soll er leben" (Long shall he live), followed by something I didn't understand either.
They were singing: “in de Gloria”. Doesn’t really carry any meaning anymore. Would be translated as: long shall he live in glory. Either being: in the glory of god; or: with honour, depending on who sings it.
next time do you participate in the world championship headwind cycling? Yes it does exist.
It got cancelled this year due to storm.
This is one my favourite videos you've ever made, traveling+ cycling+ chit chat? Amazing combo, also your recording and editing skills keep getting better and better, and that transition with the dron was flawless
Lower that saddle mate 😮fun video though.
Couldn’t you pay with Apple Pay? I’ve not used anything but that in NL since it was introduced but I don’t know if maybe you would have to change settings in your banking-app for using it outside the UK. Guess that might depend on your bank.
If you combine some German and English you sometimes end up with Dutch, we are kind of in between like that 😜🤣🤣 I’m learning some German atm and find already speaking Dutch and English pretty handy 😊
You might smell coffee crossing the Amsterdam Rhine canal 😂. big coffee factory on the banks.
The second beer you drank had the name Eeuwige Jeugd (Eternal Youth) on the glass, so this was probably the name of the IPA. I have never heard of this beer, but I hardly drink alcohol, so it’s no surprise.
On every bikepath it's allowed to walk if there is no footpath.
At that confusing roundabout, you shouldn't have crossed the road at all.
25 min delay at Utrecht station. that the real NS experience right there!
Fun Fact: Hilversum, which you went through, was for many years the ultimate "media city". Nearly every radio station, Television station, film stuidos in the Netherlands would be found in Hilversum. It's a lot more spread out now, but there is still a strong media presence in Hilversum.
Hillywood!
@@JasperJanssen Is that the nickname for it? If so, that's really cool, man.
Notice to other travelers: Credit Cards are not commonly used in the Netherlands. Debit bank cards are the most common. It usually has the Meastro logo on it (and even then, if you are foreign, you have to make sure beforehand you are allowed to pay in-store with them and cant only use them at ATM's).
Its not like credit cards aren't used at all but they are often only used in specific types of industries, like a gas station. A business needs to pay for their digital payment platforms and often it simply isn't worth it in the Netherlands to pay for multiple payment platforms as it costs a lot and its being used very little.
100% of the Dutch adults has a debit card. Only few people have credit cards, usually for big expenses, because The Netherlands isn't as debt driven like the US or other countries.
Maestro is in the process of being phased out, it probably depends on the country when it will happen, but my Belgian Maestro-enabled cards were both replaced earlier this year with a new Visa Debit and Mastercard Debit card, depending on the bank. So it's basically the same payment network, and the distinction between credit card and debit card payments will likely disappear. Maybe this little cafe had an older payment terminal, but I think international customers won't have to worry if their (Visa or Mastercard) is accepted in the near future. Anyway, this is one of the reasons I also carry a little cash with me at all times. Even the most trustworthy system can break down.
@@barvdw correct. Both Meastro and V-Pay are being phased out in the Netherlands. If your card expires the new card that will be send to you will be a Mastercard or a Visacard. Do note that these will still be debit cards and not credit cards. Until all cards have been replaced you can continue to pay with Meastro and V-Pay, which can take several years.
@@StartPlayFinish They didn't wait for the expiration date to replace the older Maestro cards in Belgium, my former cards were valid until 2027 and 2028, respectively, and yet, they were replaced. And yes, they are debit cards and not credit cards, but as they use the same payment network, I'd guess that credit card acceptance would be standard when the new payment terminals are being rolled out (or at least have a software update)...
Tourists shouldn't leave Amsterdam.
That's why it's there. To keep Tourists happy.
@@Be-Es---___ Tourists are great in homeopathic dosage, it's when they overwhelm the local population and the local infrastructure that they become harmful.
Seems like you need Revolut mate 💰
Yourpronunciation of Utrecht is one of the best I have heard from a foreigner.
I am a "normal, non-assisted bike" cyclist myself but personally would never be so "elitist" to say or claim e-bikes are "not real cycling". It helps mre people to enjoy te outdoors, especiallly people that get older and wouldn't be able to do long tour drives anymore can now extend their cycling years with many extra years.
18:45 huh? Why would that be an upscale subrb? looks like an everyday small(er) town neighborhood to me. There is no "segregation" in the Netherlands, "rich" and "poor" live together in the same neighborhoods. In most neighborhoods you will find social housing, low budget homes and high(er) budget homes. Only a few very distinct places are considered "upper class" like certain areas in what is called "t Gooi (Hilversum, Bussum, Naarden, Laren mainly) and certain areas around the Hague but they are rare. The name Hilversum is often shortened to "H'sum" just as Amsterdam is often shortened to A'dam and Rotterdam to "R'dam" (and "sGravenhage to "Den Haag" and 'sHertogenbosch to "Den Bosch")
8"01 Meh.. no that is not how you pronounce it but close enough :) Lived there for a few years. As someone born and living in Utrecht but raised for many years in H'sum and Bussum, this entire route is "home turf" for me.
H'sum and Bussum are the "Dutch Hollywood". Dutch television actually started in Bussum but became a "Hilversum thing". The old Dutch radio channels used to be called "Hilversum 1" to "Hilversum 5". All major TV studios and broadcasters have their HQ in Hilversum, some bigger studios are also situated in Aalsmeer.
9:14 You mean "Dank U Wel" (Formal) or "Dank Je Wel" (Informal)
10:20 No button pushing needed, the bus carries a transmitter, the bollards pick up the signal of the aproaching bus and will go down when it is within a certain range.
12:05 Lol, yeah you were on the "wrong side", you should just have followed the cyclepath on the other side straight ahead. Google maps/Apple Maps/Bing Maps can not be trusted in certain areas when it comes to cycling. For locals itis a stretch we drive blindfolded if needed but I guess for outsiders that road can become a bit confusing. Especially since you start out on the "proper" side of the road and after Hollandse Rading get "forced" to the other side.
I remember that knee pain, had it a few weeks ago. But for me it took a drive from Utrecht to Spijkenisse (86km one way) instead. That said, I ride a minimum of about 50km a day. But for someone "untrained" you did well but a sore knee is the minimum you could have expected.
And yes, wind in the Netherlands will always be against you. Regardless if you go around a corner or even make a 180, you will have to face the wind.
Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. It is also considered the cycling capital of the netion. (which is not the same as "best city to cycle", for that you want smaller cities like Apeldoorn or Venendaal)
"red streets" are considered "fiets straat" (cycling street) and cars are considered guest users or even prohibited. Utrecht city center is largely "car free" (taxi, bus, ermergency and suplliers excempt)
Groningen is another city claiming the 'cycling capital' crown. All agree that Amsterdam is rather mèh compared to them. Rotterdam is also not the best, mainly because after the second world war, it was reconstructed in a more car-centric way. They have done a lot to mitigate the effects on cycling, and many North American cyclists will be jealous about their cycling infrastructure, but you'll probably agree that Rotterdam is a bit shit for cycling.
No credit cards here, you need a PIN card, with a PIN number.
yes, his UK debit card should've worked just fine.
So, dumb question: Do you have to pedal an "e-bike?"
yes, the e-bike just makes it very light to pedal
Yea, it doesn’t go by itself. The motor functions as a peddle assist, to give a little extra push.
In the Netherlands it's only an e-bike if it has pedal assistance, if it runs without it's considered a moped and it will require a license, insurance and a helmet. Though the exception is fast e-bikes (speed pedelec or pedelec, 45kmph/28mph), which also require a license/helmet even though they only work with pedal assistance.
@@arjan_speelman I think this is European-wide, but I have noticed that this is not the case in the US.
I think the confusion for the people in North America comes from 'bike' being both 'bicycle' and 'motorcycle'. If it doesn't have active pedals, it's not a bicycle but an electric moped or electric motorcycle. Dutch traffic laws are probably also a lot more clear on that than USA / Canadian traffic laws since we deal with so much more slow traffic (pedestrians, cyclists) compared to NA's car dependend societies.
2:27 Bro, you're in the Netherlands...
Despite my great grandma, having been dutch and having travelled there often to visit. I don't think I've ever actually been to Amsterdam, Always stayed in and around Brunssum.
You made it to Ultra-Traiectum the Roman /Germanic border ford.. over the Rhine..
very much enjoyed this!! this is so different from your usual travel stuff but so fun! i love the element of challenge there!
Hilversum has the Media Museum... it's the Dutch version of Hollywood. Unfortunately not many places in smaller cities don't often accept credit cards.
As a traveller you should have known to check before your trip what means of payment are accepted in the country you're going to. Instead of assuming it would work.
A very whimsical journey. Thanks for bringing us along.
Point of fact: assuming we're talking about the Crowdstrike incident from July, it wasn't a Windows bug. In fact, something similar happened with Crowdstrike on Linux a few months earlier, just nobody noticed. It was most definitely an issue with how Crowdstrike (a 3rd party security software) tests and pushes out updates.
The beer seems to be Eternal Youth (Eeuwige Jeugd).
I love it how you've been tipping your toe into our little country. But it is true tho, after Utrecht (third biggest city in the country) you really should visit some other parts. It will amaze you how quick but severe the landscape/scenery will change. The eastern part and especially the southern parts of the country are actually more like Belgium and Germany than Holland proper. So many interesting places and regional snacks to try! And amazing fresh stroopwafels on almost every normal weekday local market. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures!
Have been to the Netherlands a few times with work. Beautiful country and lovely people. Nice to see some more of it here. I really hope we (the UK) do pull our fingers out and get more cycling infrastructure.
[Call Lay zyeh] colidge.. college ..it is groen, not kroen with a ch/g as in ich or loch :)
15:02 prinsenhof used to be a community center instead of a commercial medical thing - I remember getting a visit from Sinterklaas there in the early 80s.
Try to push your knees out while pedaling. Your knees go in, that probably does not help hour knee pain either.
If you bike fast you have Head wind. Stay under 15 km/u
The Hilversum pronouncuation was not great.
17:19 happy birthday ( Song )
Awesome, will have to do that next time I am in Amsterdam
Next time ride to Leiden :)
Just say sorry, the Dutch do too.
this is real traveling on budget
Just:"sorry"
Unfortunately support for international bank cards is horrible in the Netherlands, everything is designed around Dutch bank accounts and Ideal
It's sadly similar in Belgium and Germany.
Who still uses plane to go from ams to london? The train is just so good that flying feels obsolete
Yeah sure if the price wasn’t 4x as much. Might as well say why not just fly first class?
Ah yes, creditcards are not widely accepted in The Netherlands, as we use debit cards (Maestro) mostly. However, most restaurants to accept it, because of tourists 🤔 And Hilversum is not that small, it's the media capital of The Netherlands, so I feel luke they should be prepared for foreigners?
Pay with a debit card?
First?
Nice video, but it would be nice if you learn the very basic Dutch greetings and thank you. It is very similar to German and considering how often you visit us, it seems mandatory now. We don’t expect much, just the smallest amount of effort is appreciated.
So thank you = bedankt
Hello = hallo
Goodbye = Tot Ziens
Pardon me = pardon
Sorry = sorry
Usually words are actually very similar to English, French or German.
Plus highly recommend to always carry some spare cash with you. I usually have 50 euros on me at all times. Considering you visit the EU so much, this is handy in most countries. Especially in Germany.
(If I visit the UK or other countries I always carry the local currency. I still have a hundred pounds at home now, plus Norwegian krone)