We spent 2 weeks in NL last year and about 4 days in Amsterdam. Your videos were, by far, the most helpful for a ground level view of how to be a tourist there. Thank you for all the good tips. Of course, I have to plug Rick Steves Amsterdam book also a great source for much detail. I'd agree the Van Gogh museum was the best for us, next Rijksmuseum, and wandering the city streets during the day and night were wonderful too. Canal boat rides too, we did two of them. Anne Frank Museum as a bit of a letdown - I've read the book as a student and re-read it again before our trip - the book is far, far more interesting than the museum. If you haven't read the book, I don't think the museum would mean much to visit. Red light district (I was with my wife and adult children), was just a visit it once and that's all we needed personally, not all that interesting. Great points to book the museums early - Anne Frank especially as it nearly sells out within minutes of tickets being released for sale (I got up at 2:00 am my time to get tickets!). Beautiful city, buildings/architecture, canals, and friendly locals we found everywhere. My only negatives were all the smoke in the air downtown (yes, I know the Dutch like to smoke, hah!, but it was a bit much everywhere there). We also spent several days in Utrecht and Groningen which were both very nice as well. Thanks for your videos, we found them spot in the advice!
Flower market tourist trap Ice bar tourist trap most instergram cafes are a rip off my top tip use you’re feet and walk for 20 mins in any direction things change in a good way the tower another rip
Go to top of library great view and free next tip if it isn’t a Dutch shop owner walk out support the locals there great and don’t que for an nr for biscuits and those instagram waggle shops are a rip also
The soft G is used by people with the southern accent from the provinces Limburg and Noord Brabant. So when I say van Gogh its both the same G sound, a regular G as being spoken in the Dutch language. And when people from Limburg or Noord Brabant say Van Gogh, they'll both pronounce it with the soft G. But this is just because of their accent😆😀
We spent 2 weeks in NL last year and about 4 days in Amsterdam. Your videos were, by far, the most helpful for a ground level view of how to be a tourist there. Thank you for all the good tips. Of course, I have to plug Rick Steves Amsterdam book also a great source for much detail. I'd agree the Van Gogh museum was the best for us, next Rijksmuseum, and wandering the city streets during the day and night were wonderful too. Canal boat rides too, we did two of them. Anne Frank Museum as a bit of a letdown - I've read the book as a student and re-read it again before our trip - the book is far, far more interesting than the museum. If you haven't read the book, I don't think the museum would mean much to visit. Red light district (I was with my wife and adult children), was just a visit it once and that's all we needed personally, not all that interesting. Great points to book the museums early - Anne Frank especially as it nearly sells out within minutes of tickets being released for sale (I got up at 2:00 am my time to get tickets!). Beautiful city, buildings/architecture, canals, and friendly locals we found everywhere. My only negatives were all the smoke in the air downtown (yes, I know the Dutch like to smoke, hah!, but it was a bit much everywhere there). We also spent several days in Utrecht and Groningen which were both very nice as well. Thanks for your videos, we found them spot in the advice!
maybe you should do a "things to do in amsterdam" bingo card, it should absolutely have the B-Roll shot and the flower market
I was also having this idea! Good that you also had it. This means I should really do it😆
Flower market tourist trap Ice bar tourist trap most instergram cafes are a rip off my top tip use you’re feet and walk for 20 mins in any direction things change in a good way the tower another rip
Go to top of library great view and free next tip if it isn’t a Dutch shop owner walk out support the locals there great and don’t que for an nr for biscuits and those instagram waggle shops are a rip also
Good tips mate! @@TOECUTTER200
I have a feeling maybe those videos are AI generated? they all use the same stock footage with a monotome voice.
Plottwist: my thumbnail is also AI generated (I extended the photo, the sky, the canal, the buildings, and ofcourse my clothes and hat).
It’s and adetorial
First G in van Gogh needs to be a so called soft G instead
The soft G is used by people with the southern accent from the provinces Limburg and Noord Brabant. So when I say van Gogh its both the same G sound, a regular G as being spoken in the Dutch language. And when people from Limburg or Noord Brabant say Van Gogh, they'll both pronounce it with the soft G. But this is just because of their accent😆😀