So fun to watch you explore Amsterdam. It looks like an amazing city. Great hostel!😍
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Thanks Laurie! 🥰 yes lovely hostel too!
@parmentier7457Ай бұрын
About 30 years ago, a few green parrots escaped from a house and flew to the Vondelpark. Since then, there have been hundreds of green parrots in the Vondelpark, but also other parks in Amsterdam.
@dutchman7623Ай бұрын
The only envying Australian tourists...
@TreinbouwerАй бұрын
Die vogels ontsnappen al heel wat langer dan sinds de jaren '70.
@dutchman7623Ай бұрын
@@Treinbouwer Klopt! Parkietjes zijn vrolijke kwetteraars die al lang gehouden worden als huisdier. En in veel parken waren er volieres met parkieten, kanaries en meesjes. En als de verzorger kwam om te voeren en schoonmaken, dan zijn er altijd slimme die ontsnappen.
@richardhltrp1791Ай бұрын
lol lol in every city there are parrots and not from your escaped ones ...
@BR81-iv6ltАй бұрын
er zijn er 20 duizend in heel nederland, er is meer dan amsterdam in nederland hoor.
@martijnkeisers5900Ай бұрын
I'm happy to hear you came to the conclusion that there is nothing overrated about my home city! Greetings from Amsterdam!
@jeanpaulfelix4095Ай бұрын
Having visited over 30 countries in every continent I think your city and country is the very best on the planet. A model for others to follow. few cars. peaceful. its an amazing experience. congratulations. whatever your doing keep doing it.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
It is such a beautiful city we loved our time there!
@karankaushal__Ай бұрын
Again an amazing and outstanding video. Keep growing . It was an amazing experience to explore Amsterdam with you.
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Thank you so much Karan! 😊 it means a lot ❤️
@karankaushal__Ай бұрын
@@KeithandDev ❤
@evdweideАй бұрын
A tip to save some money when visiting Amsterdam: the public transport system is amazing, so it's really doable to find a hotel in a town or city outside of Amsterdam and then travel there. For example: Haarlem (15 minutes by train) or Utrecht (20 minutes by train). Bonus: those cities are worth visiting in their own right, and not as overrun by tourists as Amsterdam.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
That is a really great tip, we learned while we were there how great the public transit really is. also we would love to visit those other cities as well :)
@shiarАй бұрын
We've travelled to all continents, felt your amazement many times, but we live in Amsterdam. Seeing you being utterly enchanted brought a tear to my eye :)
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
Thank you for this comment, it really means a lot to us. You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place
@PacoJastorius-gx1fbАй бұрын
Amsterdam is one the most lively and interesting cities there is. There is just so much to do and see, architecture, history, art, culture, thousand of shops and café's and restaurants, parks, or just watching people op the streets...
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Agreed! :)
@Mimi_L.Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed Amsterdam even if the weather wasn't that great. You were in my neighbourhood!
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
It a really lovely place! We really loved our time there :)
@sadiedol4413Ай бұрын
Sending this to my Oma so she can see some strangers enjoy her hometown ❤
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
Aww we hope she liked the video :) that is so sweet. Your Oma has a lovely hometown
@laurielabrie5038Ай бұрын
Amsterdam looks lovely😍
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
🇳🇱❤️
@itomgАй бұрын
Lovely vlog! From the sound of it you two definitely need to revisit Amsterdam. Actually there are so many other places in the Netherlands worth exploring. Just bring the sun next time 😁. The birds in the Vondelpark you mentioned are ring-necked parakeets. And yeah, Amsterdam in not their natural habitat and it is becoming a bit of a problem. Hope to welcome you here another time.
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Thanks for the info! Amazing! Yes we have to go back for sure! ❤️🇳🇱
@emilyanderson6584Ай бұрын
Looks amazing!! also I would have loved a Keith smelling the flowers montage 🌷
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
True! why didnt we think of that! Next time! ;)
@JasonRamosNJ24 күн бұрын
You did a great job covering a lot of ground. You really didnt miss too much. Honestly the Rijksmuseum is a bit better than Van Gogh. The best thing about Van Gogh museum is not the art but the story you learn about him and his brother and his death. You did it right, frites, traditional food, beer. If you go again recommend a canal ride, Febo, and free ferry to Noord behind Centraal Station. Prost! Cheers!
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
Thanks for the great recommendations! We would love to come back one day for sure and see more of the Netherlands! :) thanks for watching Jason!
@_PJW_28 күн бұрын
OHH pullease!! Skip Amsterdam already! Interesting city, I was born there, bit too many downsides. Plenty of towns which offer the same or better. Like Rotterdam, Delt, Utrecht, Zwolle, Groningen, 's-Hertogenbosch, to name just a few.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip, we already know we have to come back to see more of the Netherlands. We truly loved Amsterdam so much so we cannot image how the rest of the country is
@user-pt8rp1pz5oАй бұрын
Nice video, good montage. And for you're next stroopwafel, don't dip it, but it on top so it gets warm and the stroop melts. :-)
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Oooohhh that sounds like such a good idea!! Thank you for the tip! :)
@ronaldderooij17748 күн бұрын
@@KeithandDev Yeah, my son does that too. But I think it is heresy, as the stroopwafel loses its crispyness.
@CthucalАй бұрын
The difference between Mayonaise and Fritessaus is that, according to the rules Mayonaise needs to contain minimaly 70% fat and Fritessaus generaly contain around 25-35% Fat. It's a thing over here to protect certain stuff.
@laptopbread23 күн бұрын
The only difference = Fritessaus has a shetload of water innit. Nobody knows what water or where the water comes from.
@Ronnet23 күн бұрын
@@laptopbreadyeah, scientists have been trying to figure out where water comes from for millennia. The mystery remains.
@Cthucal23 күн бұрын
@@laptopbread Not realy because if there is to much liquid it won't bind well and then you lose the consistency
@laptopbread23 күн бұрын
@@Cthucal thats why they use emulsifiers!
@laptopbread23 күн бұрын
@@Ronnet i am one of those geological scientists!
@sanderjansen5187Ай бұрын
In the past the flower market was the best place to get fresh flowers, nowadays it is a big tourist attraction with only bulbs and souvenirs.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Wow interesting a good to know, that did seem to be the case when we were there.
@rob2hae445Ай бұрын
Hi guys, nice to see that you've fun in Amsterdam. But don't spoil in ridiculous long line fries. This are not the best maybe but go to the Albert Cuyp market. And you can get all the food for normal prices. Visiting Amsterdam is walking around and a must is a canal boat tour. The only to watch the canal houses at their best incl all infirmation. Cheese you but at a supermarket. Hope you're going to visit Amsterdam a next time but then better weather
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Hi Rob, thanks for the tips! We hope to come back on day for sure, to see more and see more of the Netherlands! Thanks for watching :)
@Leonardo-ql1qu5 күн бұрын
At 2:43 min.: Not 'stroepwaffel'.When, in English you say 'double o', that is how you pronounce 'stroopwafel' in Dutch. Easy mnemonic!
@KeithandDev8 сағат бұрын
Perfect! Thanks for letting us know :)
@ce17ecАй бұрын
Well made video and you are a nice couple! But if you do come again, don't go where everybody tells you to go. There are so many more nice things to see without a line in front. Just go where the regular Dutch go. Buy your Stroopwafel at the Albert Heijn grocery. But even better: try to visit Utrecht, Haarlem, Delft or Leiden. Those are smaller cities (a little) less tourists and cheaper. Or go (by train) to the more eastern (and also much older) cities in the eastern part of the Netherlands, like Den Bosch, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Zutphen, Deventer, Zwolle or Groningen. I'm sure you will appreciate those places even more. And of course: rent a bike to explore or even make a bicycle day trip from one city to another.
@claudiavalentijn1457Ай бұрын
No helmet needed!
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thank you for the great tips! We hope to do just that on our next visit to the Netherlands :)
@KootFlorisАй бұрын
Ha, thanks, makes me appreciate my own home town more. Yes, I got that lucky. It's not just the beauty, also the culture, the bikes, the diversity and the safety. And Dutch healthcare. ;)
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Agreed! For a big city we felt so safe. We cannot wait to be back in Amsterdam and the Netherlands one day to explore more :)
@KootFlorisАй бұрын
@@KeithandDev Take your time, the country is full of expats living here for a while, or staying forever.
@palacioladiante28719 күн бұрын
In the past people had to pay taxes which were decided by the size of the house, how bigger (wider) their house was how more they had to pay, so what they did is building it higher. Only rich people could afford a wide house. So when you see a very small house, you know the owner wasn't rich, if it was a wide house, the owner had more then enough money. ;)
@KeithandDev5 күн бұрын
Thats very interesting! Thanks for sharing that with us :)
@franktimmerman9642Ай бұрын
There are so much more nice city's and places in Holland! Always welcome back!
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
We cannot wait to be back and explore more of the country :) thanks for watching!
@franktimmerman9642Ай бұрын
@@KeithandDev zaanse schans, giethoorn ( and surrounding lakes), Utrecht, Amersfoort, Haarlem.. al amazing 😀.
@mckroket5779Ай бұрын
@@KeithandDev Go to a B&B for sleaping en breakfast! The most city's in the Netherlands are fery nice! Rotterdam, de skyline off Europe, Delft with cannels. You can visit Zeeland with the Deltawerken and a lot off small villages by Vorden and Diepenheim, with his castles.
@miatx681828 күн бұрын
19:38 The Paleis op de Dam on Damplein (Dam square) isn’t actually the main royal palace of our king. Its the Town Hall since a long time. The government lies in Den Haag and also the house of the Royal Family in Paleis Noordeinde.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing that with us :)
@rmyikzelf56049 күн бұрын
At the time it was built (second half of the 17th century) as the new Amsterdam city hall, it was the largest and most opulent non-religeous building in Europe. It became a royal palace only in the 19th century (after Napoleon put his brother Lodewijk Napoleon in the newly created throne of the short-lived Kingdom of Holland in the 1790's). Before that, the Netherlands was a republic for over two and a half centuries (the Dutch Republic)
@arthurhagen3826Ай бұрын
Stropewaffle and Gowda, stapple food here :)
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
They are sooo delicious!!!! 😍 thanks for watching :)
@AndreUtrechtАй бұрын
Next time also go see Utrecht. less than 30 minutes by train from Amsterdam Central Station to Utrecht Central Station. These green parrots are all over the Randstad (Amsterdam is part of the bigger Randstad area: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht. The Randstad is the biggest megalopolis of Europe and it is the economical heart of The Netherlands, where the most Dutch citizens live). Also here in Utrecht. The winters aren't that harsh anymore so it is a good climate for them. The historical centre of Utrecht is older than the Amsterdam city center, and the Dom Tower in Utrecht is over 600 years old.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Sounds amazing! We would love to visit one day :)
@mellepasveer6173Ай бұрын
Strobe wafel. Like strobe-light
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
okay thanks for the tip :)
@rob2hae445Ай бұрын
And stay away from the flower market , it very busy but als with for pick pocking,. And Amsterdam is doing it best to check the quality of the flower bulbs. They sell crap, so go to a local flower shop if want from 12 searching all 12 coming instead only 1 or totally nothing. Have fun
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Good to know! Thanks for the tips!
@RealConstructorАй бұрын
Stroopwafel is pronounced wrong. The double oo is pronounced as oa like in road. And wafel is not the English pronounced waffle with a short a, but with a long a. The a in wafel is pronounced as ae like in maelstrom. And the emphasis is on the oo of stroop.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting us know about the correct pronunciation :)
@Dennis-xj8nhАй бұрын
Stroopwafel for breakfast 😂 Hello Diabetes
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Not our usual breakfast but it was pretty tasty 😍
@Dennis-xj8nhАй бұрын
@@KeithandDev wel erg lekker!
@sanderjansen5187Ай бұрын
The bike infrastructure is by Dutch standards not great in Amsterdam.😂
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
Oh really!!? wow we defiantly need to come back to see more of the Netherlands! :)
@IlskeАй бұрын
Those are canals not rivers
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Oh sorry we said the wrong thing!
@RopekingRopethemallАй бұрын
If your planning to move to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 take it from a. Native Dutchman DON'T COME HERE THERE ARE NO HOUSES FOR US THERE WON'T BE FOR YOU
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
We do plan to come back and travel more in the Netherlands it’s a beautiful country.
@user-vs5tj9mx1kАй бұрын
From what country ur from? Must be a hard place to survive.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
We are from Canada :)
@Hendrik-jan-de-tuinmanАй бұрын
Vondelpark is still very much central, what are you on about
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Sorry I didnt realize we said it was outside of Amsterdam, we did not mean to
@penningsjackoАй бұрын
If you want to see the real beautiful cities of the Netherlands, visit Utrecht, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Leiden, Leeuwarden or Breda. Amsterdam is beautiful, but it is one big and far too expensive tourist trap. Even most Dutch people don't like Amsterdam anymore
@gerrylanter8109Ай бұрын
That's what many French say about Paris, many Brits about London, many Germans about Berlin. It's the price these kind of popular tourist destinations all have to pay. That "most" Dutch people don't like Amsterdam is a meaningless remark, because no one can know that, and I doubt it's true. Many of the people you see in Amsterdam are visitors from the rest of the country; Amsterdam is also a popular destination for people from other parts of the Netherlands.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation of other places to visit in the Netherlands. We defiantly want to come back and see more! As Gerry said some places are just more touristy and even though it was we still really enjoyed our time there. Thanks for watching!
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Its a very good point Gerry. Thanks for watching!
@LechuqueАй бұрын
Pronounced:"Stroap wahfel".Demmit!
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
❤️🧇
@blondstallionАй бұрын
You did most everything wrong, the fake cheese shops, tourist trap bulbs market, fries shops and alll! Just get out of the centre and go to the realmarkets. Only the place you picked for Dutch winterfood at the end was ok.
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thanks foe your opinion. Hopefully we can come back one day and have a more local experience around the Netherlands. We did really love our time in Amsterdam and wanted to see as much as we could!
@suevialaniaАй бұрын
I don' t know why? Sex, ( Women are for sale) , white slavery, drugs, etc 😢If the tourists love canals, Brugge is beautiful! Saint Petersburg! Venice, Aveiro, etc😊
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
It really didn’t feel like that though, it was organized, clean, and people were respectful. Amsterdam’s is just so beautiful too, and yes Brugge! We will be posting a video of Brugge soon! 😊👍
@eenwefkefferАй бұрын
No one in the Netherlands outside Amsterdam likes that city the reason is that the Dutch can earn the money and Amsterdam can spend it
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
interesting point of view
@rientsdijkstra426615 күн бұрын
Geboren Amsterdammer hier, opgegroeid in een provincieplaats in de buurt, en altijd in Amsterdam op school gezeten, mede omdat ik niet kon aarden door die provinciaals kleine mentaliteit. Amsterdam is één van de mooiste en meest bruisende steden ter wereld. En weet je waar ik zo moe van wordt? Proviciaaltjes zoals jij die maar janken dat Amsterdammers dit en Amsterdammers dat en vervolgens hun eigen hoofdstad een beetje gaan zitten besmeuren tegenover buitenlanders om van je eigen calimero complex af te komen. Probeer verdomme een keer iets positiefs in je eigen stad of dorp te vinden (Ja, al die andere steden en dorpen in Nederland zijn óók prachtig!) en daarover te vertellen in plaats van anderen uit kleinheid en kinnisinne af te zeiken...
@teringlijer4202Ай бұрын
next time someone tells you you cant eat in the park you tell them: oprotten met je gezeik
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting us know but I am not sure we will use that harsh language :)
@dimrrider9133Ай бұрын
amsterdam is not populair in the Nertherlands
@KeithandDev19 күн бұрын
fair enough. its very much still on our bucketlist to come back and see more of the Netherlands! :)
@aadnitraatАй бұрын
"Gluten free".....says it all.....🤔
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
It’s not by choice it’s an allergy 😢
@aadnitraatАй бұрын
@@KeithandDev sorry, my bad...😟
@KeesKouwenbergАй бұрын
Why it's so popular? It isn't! Amsterdam, which we call 020 isn't popular in the Netherlands. Only the people that live there like it, the vast majority of the Dutch people don't like it at all. And foreigners seem to like it...
@rientsdijkstra4266Ай бұрын
Ben je weer lekker aan het schijten op je eigen hoofdstad, lekkere drol? Ga toch lekker ergens anders zeiken met je calimero complex...
@gerrylanter8109Ай бұрын
Kleuter......
@KeesKouwenbergАй бұрын
@@gerrylanter8109 True though
@KeithandDev15 күн бұрын
I think it is popular because it is so beautiful and accessible to people. We truly loved our time there and hope to visit more of the Netherlands hopefully one day soon.
@rientsdijkstra426615 күн бұрын
@@KeithandDev 👍
@richardhltrp1791Ай бұрын
just a tourist city nothing more nothing less for a Dutch it's a place not to go ! Delft , Utrecht , Den-Haag , Giethoorn and even Zoetermeer are more fun !
@janjanssen9629Ай бұрын
You are forgetting Almere…😂
@claudiavalentijn1457Ай бұрын
@@janjanssen9629 😂
@tuinbuddy3385Ай бұрын
Het is en blijft een prachtige stad. In sommige opzichten uniek. Als je dat niet ziet, jammer. Maar spreek voor jezelf. Het is jammer dat het wordt overlopen.
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
We do hope to see so much more of the Netherlands some day! We loved Amsterdam and know there is way more to the country. We just have to save up a bit so we can truly see it all 😊
@jeanpaulfelix4095Ай бұрын
I recommend detroit, harlem, east philly south chicago, portland or baltimore. After this experience you will have a whole new outlook on Amsterdam. cheers.
@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlandsАй бұрын
Actually it isn't popular at all, we Dutch do not like the place at all, It stinks, people are often rude, only speak their own hard to understand dialect, it is dangerous, it is full of tourists...
@jeanpaulfelix4095Ай бұрын
You need to get out more. Any Us city, south or central america. If you live from the experience you will have a whole new appreciation.
@rientsdijkstra4266Ай бұрын
Amsterdam is very popular. It is a BEAUTIFULL city with loads of architecture and culture, thousands of shops restaurants and cafés, parks, canals, etc. etc. Only a small group of people from the rural provinces and other cities are envious of Amsterdam's succes with tourists.
@gerrylanter8109Ай бұрын
If you don't understand the local "dialect" of Amsterdam (which doesn't exist), *@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands*, you really should make an appointment with an ear, nose and throat specialist. I suppose you mean with "dialect" the prononcation of people like Johann Cruyff or André Hazes (very popular singer, who died some years ago) who both spoke with an Amsterdam "accent", and whose Dutch everyone in this country (with the possible exception of you) understood perfectly well.
@crazyloopsterАй бұрын
I do like my hometown in Brabant, but I think Amsterdam is a great place. There is perhaps a bit overkill of tourism but the buildings, Amsterdam school, the punk history the graffiti era in the eighties, the local language. I Love it
@Ronnet23 күн бұрын
Like you said, it's full of tourists and also house prices are sky high over there. So it's popular among tourists and citizens. By what metric is it not popular? It's the biggest city so it's also likely to have the most detractors. But by that logic Taylor swift isn't a popular artist because a bunch of republicans don't like her.
@ramonstam9049Ай бұрын
Amsterdam is not hot. Give real information.
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
Sorry we are not sure what you mean
@LechuqueАй бұрын
@@KeithandDev Probably the metaphorical hot vs temperature hot. Sarcasm is a huge part of Amsterdam's culture.
@Ron-id1zeАй бұрын
Sick of A’dam and videos about it
@KeithandDevАй бұрын
We are sorry you feel that way
@TreinbouwerАй бұрын
Amsterdam is a tourist trap, especially the city centre. And even as a foreigner you should be able to tell it is. Everyone speaks English. In hoe many Dutch towns do you think English is the primary language? There is a place in Amsterdam where they sell stroopwafels for €15 per stroopwafel. How many Dutch people do you think would pay that? A couple of years ago I went there with school to visit some museums and a simple hot chocolate milk was €5. That is double the normal price for cafés! Sports clubs will proboubly charge only €1 or so, maybe €1,50 because of inflation. Stelletje afzetters daar!
@martijnkeisers5900Ай бұрын
Lekker boos doen 😂😂
@rientsdijkstra4266Ай бұрын
Yep, en weer een boze en verongelijkte "Hollander" in de kleinste en domste betekenis van het woord, die schijt op zijn eigen hoofdstad en zijn eigen land bezoedelt. Nee. Amsterdam is GEEN "tourist trap". Natuurlijk zijn er winkels die zich richten op toeristen. Maar de stad is zoveel groter en rijker dan dat, met zoveel mooie architectuur, museums, theater parken, duizenden winkels etc. En dat ga jij lekker allemaal lopen afzeiken. Ga toch lekker terug naar je provinciale gatje, Calimero.
@PrinceWalacraАй бұрын
Haha, Treinbouwer is such a typical conservative grumpy-provincial loser who can’t stand Amsterdam
@jeanpierreviergever1417Ай бұрын
Hahah, als je alles aan de sportkantine afmeet is alles duur. Gelukkig hebben ze daar ook geen personeel of dure locatie. Amsterdam is heel duur geworden, klopt, maar dat heeft ook een redne.
@devnull1013Ай бұрын
Was in Amsterdam with some foreign visitors last week and it was still pretty affordable tbh. Like 3-4€ for a fresh stroopwafel at Albert Cuyp and 3€ for a pack that would be about 2.30 in the supermarket. Drinks on terraces also weren't outrageously expensive, neither in De Pijp or the city center. But my guests did like Leiden more then Amsterdam.