Where is the netherlands
Visit The Netherlands - What to Know Before You Visit The Netherlands
hey there fellow travelers Mart here
with Walters world and today we are in
the Netherlands here in Amsterdam got
the reits Museum behind me it is a
really fun place to visit and to do we
have for you are things you should know
before you come to the Netherlands okay
and you notice I keep saying the
Netherlands not Holland because Holland
are just two counties of the twelve that
make up the Netherlands so just so you
know that one let's get to the other
stuff that normal tourists that are
going to go and want to explore other
parts that not just the red light
district parts of the Netherlands and
the first thing you want to talk about
is the language look in the Netherlands
you do not have to speak Dutch okay a
dumb crew or donkey oh that that will be
very appreciated but in general you can
just straight off start speaking English
right away because the Dutch speak
English very very well like so well that
they actually get sarcastic jokes and
they'll throw sarcasm back at you and
that is kind of a fun thing now the
Dutch people themselves are a bit
reserved but not I guess the way I kind
of put it is there Frank they're direct
they're to the point they don't like to
waste time so there's not always a lot
of small talk but we do have small talk
get to the point get your stuff out of
the way it will make your life a lot
easier when you are here so don't think
they're rude they just are very
efficient in their speaking and getting
to the point stuff okay now another
thing you might want to talk about when
you're coming to the Netherlands is hey
what's the money there well they use the
euro here it's no big deal you know you
got your five year old bill 10 euro bill
20 euro bill 50 euro bill anything
bigger than that I try to avoid just
because you don't get to use it very
many places or they might not change it
it's just not worth having so have those
smaller bills and the coins you'll need
the coins a lot when you are here
because there's a lot of little snacky
things you're gonna do like when you go
eat you're gonna want to have you know
some herring or some fries or something
like that from one of the shops and
those are only a few euros so good to
have some coins now to get money out
there's a lot of ATMs around the country
so you won't have any problem with that
and they do let you select like ten
languages and they're really good about
that here okay so you do have that that
makes it easier now the next thing you
probably know is a tourist is how am I
gonna get around the Netherlands because
you should explore outside of Amsterdam
and when Amsterdam is great and all but
there's so many other cool places to
check out maybe want to go to the Harlem
or stretch or MasterCard Gruden Inc
that's the one that all of my Dutch
friends like mark you gotta go there
there's all kinds of cool places to go
and the thing is that train Network here
is very good and it's very efficient and
goes all the time which is really nice
and we not like three o'clock the
morning but like there's a lot of a lot
of trees going all over the country and
everything's really close by because
it's a relatively small country so I'm
gonna go Harlem this afternoon and it's
like a 20-minute train ride
I go to Leiden by the keukenhof you know
if you're in april/may 8min papers the
best to go see the two loops and
everything that's like a thirty minute
train ride away you're right there and
so it's very easy to do and the way
you're gonna get around and the cities
and stuff like that is you've got to
rent a bike yes you're gonna take bikes
around and you're gonna do that whether
you really want an Amsterdam or go
biking through the tulips or yes
seeing the thousand windmills that are
out there and you will see them biking
is one of the ways to get around and
it's very easy because the country is
extremely extremely flat now next I want
to talk about is safety now you might
want it's like have any things I need to
worry about when I actually do come here
to the Netherlands in general the
Netherlands is pretty safe I will say
most the issues I do you do find are
action have we found in Amsterdam one of
the things I would look out for
especially in Amsterdam is this up in my
experience try the most aggressive
beggars and drunk beggars of anywhere
I've seen in Europe are here in
Amsterdam and loud children but no but
but seriously you will see a lot of
beggars here in Amsterdam really
bothering the tourists they don't just
go away but say no and just walk away
try to avoid them the best you can
um proper thing is pray that the two
things that are most dangerous for
tourists when they come here
one is the bike path look red is dead
that's the way I like to look at it you
see you see a stream there's like a red
line on it or a red pathway that's
probably for the bikes so you want to be
careful because you will almost die a
couple times here almost not totally
died you know you would be watching this
with with the bikes here because they do
ride their bikes and a lot of bikes and
you got to really pay attention because
you got to look both ways all the time
cuz you never know where they're gonna
be coming from I think that's where the
biggest danger for tourists coming here
the second biggest danger for tourists
coming to the Netherlands are the stairs
look if you're going to state a
tradition one of those cool thin
tiny Dutch houses that just looks so
cool you want to take thousands of
pictures of them the stairwells aren't
like this they're like this they're like
a ladder
okay and it can be very dangerous I know
we came here with Kayla when he was
younger and he fell down we were
standing apartment and he fell down it
and he was cartwheeling down and I
caught his face before he totally
smashed on the bottom chipped tooth
busted face all kinds of stuff it was a
really really bad thing my mom has
slipped down them as well but she wasn't
injured that badly you really need to be
careful on those that's one of things I
would say is if you're gonna be coming
for like a weekend trip do pack lightly
or any kind of trip because you've got
to drag those bags up there and it can
be extremely dangerous and the Dutch
it's not a big service economy or a
service kind of things so they're like
look you're Dutch you take care of
yourself so you take care of your own
bags so if you do have problems with
your knees or going up really too steep
ladders make sure you check with your
hotel how their situation is do they
have an elevator and things like that I
mean the chain hotels the bigger hotels
have it it's not a big deal
but if you're gonna rent an apartment or
you gonna get like a smaller more
private hotel that might be an issue you
face and that's another kind of safety
thing out there another safety thing is
with the drugs look if you're coming to
do drugs than an ambulance I know people
do that I don't but I know people do and
I'm not going to judge I'm just saying
you need to be careful okay if you've
never done drugs before and this is your
I've always wanted to go to Netherlands
to have the drugs look when you go to
the coffee shop make sure like I said
before make sure you tell them hey I've
never done this stuff before help me out
coz they have it's a menu you get a menu
and they'll say there's the things out
there here's maybe what you should try
something lighter first and stuff like
that maybe it's a space cake instead of
a joint or something like that you do
want to be careful because I've seen a
lot of really drunk messed up tourists
and hi tours that are having a really
tough time adjusting so just be careful
with that also if you're this is a good
mostly actually mostly in Amsterdam or
near the German border there's a lot of
German tourists they'll come over and
smoke up and stuff watch out for the
group of guys that been drinking and
doing drugs because you can't have some
issues there but other
otherwise it's pretty safe you should be
fine it's just that sometimes you do get
upset you do get a little worried you
know out there and sometimes the
aggressive beggars can be a bit much
here in Amsterdam but overall overall
you're okay and the thing is this place
like Amsterdam once you get out of the
center it's not really an issue for any
of those things now in terms of
accommodation you're gonna have when you
come to the Netherlands there's tons of
smaller hotels yes there are some of the
chains that are here but more likely
you're gonna find smaller private hotels
and dependent hotels so you will need to
search those up and I do recommend
reading the reviews very carefully and
also realize that in the Netherlands you
have a lot of thin smaller buildings so
the rooms can be a lot tinier but also
with those stairwells so do check out on
those things well we've done a lot of
times we've come here is just rent an
apartment or if you're like going to the
beach you're gonna rent a beach house or
a breach I guess I would say condo which
was a fantastic option also was a lot
cheaper than a hotel option out there so
that is something to look into
especially if you're going with your
family because a double room will not
hold for it you know two adults and a
kid or stuff like that here you're gonna
have some issues there so apartments are
probably your best bet now when you're
in your accommodation you don't want to
plug in your devices your phones and
cameras and stuff like this traditional
European plugs the two circle plugs that
go in that's what they have here I'm
also if you're looking into mature your
bathroom facilities in your hotel and
other places
toilets work fine you can drink the
water here it's no big deal you can put
the toilet paper down the toilet no
issues with that so you okay there next
thing we'll talk about is food what are
you gonna eat when you're here now
what's coolest you'll see when you're in
Holland oh sorry the Netherlands see it
almost happens holidays like Amsterdam
area there's north and south holland
okay so sorry you'll see when you're in
the netherlands that is hard not to do
that you'll see when you're in the
netherlands that there's a lot of
international people here there's a lot
of great in the international
restaurants Indonesia's pride that the
biggest one here you want to try out but
if you wanna go go for like the
traditional you know Dutch specialties
obviously gonna have you know the
pancakes here you get the big ones or
you get the little tiny ones that I like
to have on the street and that's the
thing is there's a lot of really good
street food when you are here yes go
pick up a herring go to a food hall and
go eat there and try a bunch of
different stuff
of course you've got to have the French
fries and a little too to the little bag
thing and with your the funnel with your
mayonnaise on there my dad hates
mayonnaise but you got to try with
mayonnaise if not whatever they put on
there they will really drown it it like
the movie says they'll drown it in that
stuff I mean it's just a lot when you
eat with your fork and stuff like that
um and but in a traditional kind of
Dutch food it's like it's a mean
potatoes kind of place you know similar
to Germany you're gonna have those
things but just know that you'll eat
you'll get filled up here but you're
gonna do a lot more international fare
when you're eating here because the
Dutch like to have international food so
there's lots of international
restaurants which is kind of cool but of
course you still have to go and have
your can get your your your pancake at
your pancake house sorry
it's requirement to have when you are
here and the thing is if you're looking
for quick things on the streets you mean
yes I said them fries but they'll have
like little croquettes and stuff it's
like imagine like meat smushed together
to look like it looks like a hotdog
sized thing and they bread it and fry it
they have that or though they pitch a
ball in the little balls they can have
there's all kinds of little things you
can snack on which is really nice
because the thing is is the prices here
in the Netherlands it's like Germany in
France you know it's not that it's not
on the cheaper side of Europe okay it's
but it's not like Scandinavia expensive
but it is a slightly pricey you know
it's not super cheap I would say I find
about the price like the US maybe a
little bit more and so you can really
save a lot of money on your food going
to the food halls and eating from the
kiosks and the little food stalls it can
make a big difference then when you're
looking at the things you're gonna do
when I actually do come here to the
Netherlands look I'll be honest my
favorite thing to do is just walk around
and take in the architecture Dutch
architecture of these tiny buildings
that they look like they're gonna fall
over on you are just gorgeous you can't
stop taking pictures and yes there are
canals all over the place it's not just
canal tours here in Amsterdam you can do
it other places as well
and you could actually take a canal tour
and go through the locks and stuff like
that and it's great and of course you
can take a bike tour going through and
bike through the tulips what I will say
my wife was here in April and it's April
and May mid April them maybe mid early
May is the best time to come but mid
late April is the best for the keukenhof
and seeing those things you think it's
getting around the country's so easy you
can see the historic buildings in Harlem
you can go check out good ending you can
go to the port down in Rotterdam
all kinds of easy places to get to when
you are here so that's really cool and
also it's something you can use to your
advantage because most people just come
to go to Amsterdam but the thing is that
since there's all these connections all
around if it's just you or a couple I
might stay in Harlem and stay there to
get a cheaper place it's a nicer place
with a nice little town and they just
come into Amsterdam for the day
especially if you're not big into the
red light district kind of stuff because
then you go back and have a nice more
Dutch traditional Dutch experience
without all the tourists anyway these
are just some things I thought tourists
might want to know before they come to
the Netherlands it is a nice place to
visit I have had a good time when I'm
here I have had more than one or two or
six little toussis of fries with Mayo
now I put ketchup on there so I did get
some vegetables that's good and I did
have pancakes oh and a little pro little
I can't make an ever say how you're
supposed to say it the little tiny
pancakes they'll give you lots of
different flavors you can put on top of
it traditionally it's the butter and
powdered sugar the lady I had it the
first time I had that go you will have
this she knew me from my video she's
like no you will have this okay okay so
it is pretty fun anyway I hope you enjoy
your time here in the Netherlands if you
want to see more ten things and I'll
shock you about coming to the
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