This channel is a dream itself. To all τhe people who create, work and produce here you're creating much more than just travelling content. You're creating will for life! Thank you.
Mcgibs, did you know Rick Steves is a HUGE proponent of recreational and medicinal marijuana legalization/decriminalization!! He has done tremendous work in Michigan and several other states fighting for our common sense right to use, possess, and cultivate cannabis. Definitely a man of culture!! You might not guess it but Rick tokes the herb haha. Seriously though, he's done some really great work helping us to get common sense cannabis legislation. Only made me respect him all the more. Cheers bud!
I lived in the Netherlands for nearly 15 years. I loved the Dutch people for many reason, and fell in love with their country. I even learned their language. I highly recommend this as a FIRST STOP for visitors who have never been to Europe, as the people are bilingual for certain, yet are likely to speak 4-5 languages. You won't be disappointed. HINT - Take a B&B and you'll learn a whole not more of the people, the culture, the history, and city.
I was in Amsterdam last summer, and I have been to most of the places in this video, people are friendly, food is just amazing 👌I think Netherlands is my favorite country in the world 💯
I could have been in this. Haha. I was cycling with my young daughter in her childseat in front of me when I got stopped by Rick's crew, if they could film me for this travelshow about Amsterdam. I was quite suspisious because I never heard of Rick Steves, but finally agreed. Three times I had to cycle towards theme. Unfortunately we didn't make the cut. :)
I visited Amsterdam last summer, and I think it might be my favorite place in the world so far. The people were so friendly and the food was amazing. The city was beautiful and riding a bike around was very simple. I hope to one day visit again or even realize my dream of living in Europe. Can anyone recommend a city in Europe that has a similar vibe to Amsterdam?
+Conner Hendrick Perhaps look at other cities in The Netherlands. Groningen, Maastricht, Utrecht, Den Bosch and Nijmegen are some of my favorite places!
Lisbon - A "forgotten" capital of Europe. Almost same view on soft drugs and very open, vibrant and colorfull.. and much cheaper than most european capitals, with lots of sun
Recently started watching your videos. Have fallen in love with your creations, so well researched, wonderfully articulated and beautifully captured, a lethal combination. ☺
Amsterdam have the right idea with regards to marijuana. It should be the same all over the world. Just my opinion. The store clerk was so spot on when she said, "in Amsterdam, we believe it's better to tolerate than to put people in prison." So true!
One of the best travel videos I have seen ❤️ great places shown with great insights. Perfect script.. Almost every other line can be a caption to a picture and it will be a small little story in itself.
"Throughout the Netherlands, places selling marijuana are called "coffeeshops." For decades now, the Dutch, like many Europeans, view marijuana as a soft drug - like tobacco and alcohol. Marijuana use is tolerated. But hard drugs are strictly forbidden." -Rick.
Age and health forbid me from travel. Thank you Rick for your wonderful presentation ions. Clear and understandable introductions to each country. I so enjoy travelling with you. A sincere thank you.
And if you ever go to Amsterdam or Haarlem (idk) i suggest you to just wander around, get lost. It's cool to see parts they don't tell you about on the internet. Being Dutch myself i know alot of cool places in Amsterdam you never hear about. So i suggest you go just wander arround. If you're lost you can always ask for help, i'm sure alot of people are willing to help you
yes true the best way to explore amsterdam is with a native and when you take some hits from the dutch you will get lost anyways but amsterdam is so nice to walk trough
Great work Rick!! I just realized this one was just posted today! I enjoyed all your videos and i hope I could travel in Europe and learn all diverse cultures like you did. You are awesome!!
Went there in October 1993, fell in love with a wonderful Dutch girl, loved it he people, food, cannibis, beer and the city has an incredible intoxicating free happy energy. Best city in the world.
Loved Rolinka, while touring Paris and South of France. She is a treasure! Contemplating my next tour to Amsterdam this time... Rick Steves tours rock!
Rick Steve.I have watched more that a dozen of your videos and wish to especially thank you for your video on the "THE NETHERLANDS BEYOND AMESTERDAM.Excellent again! My grandfather Dirk Groot was born in North Holland in Wormerveer in 1846.
Hellloow sir erick im so glad that you have a channel like this..you know what i have plan to go in part of england to see everything in there..but it help me to grant my wishes to go there through your channel..i felt i went to england..im so happy for this..i love your channel..God bless..
Amsterdam was an absolute beautiful experience! Can't wait to return this summer This video was originally one of the biggest inspirations and helpers when I was planning my trip last year Thank you for all the amazing info and looks into all of these incredible cities/countries
I don't know, he seems kind of naive. He referred to buying unrolled cannabis as "loose leaf". Who says that? In one of his books he referred to blond hash as "white hash". I wrote to him and he actually wrote back and thanked me for my correction.
xCoreProductions that was my thought exactly because the Netherlands is the country that supports soft drug use. Well one of the only ones anyways. I think it’s really cool that they give freedom to do what ever you want pretty much.
It’s true because I’m an artist in heart and would like to visit every museum in Amsterdam at least for a week to immerse myself in Van Gogh’s life and his arts. am crazy about his sorrow, passion and the talent. I don’t think he knew himself.😢he just wanted paint everything around in his short life. RIP.🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Nice city/country to look and live, my record to Holland is more then 50 times at 1996 begins. Sailing on cargo ship specially to Amsterdam and Rotterdam harbour/port , but visited by tourist myself 4 weeks also. Amsterdam tall ships festival was impressive.
This very idiosyncrasy of tolerance and an assimilative approach for all forms of behavioral peccadillos and indiscretions elevates the Dutch as the "truly civilized" people on this planet. Kudos!
Rick, I recommend you to do this Amsterdam homeless' tour. I don't know if they have english guides, but it is really worthwhile. An ex-homeless person tells you about the history of drugs, how it all started, underworld business and how the goverment reacted, mostly from his own experience.
There will be homeless people even if there are free housing everywhere. It is more of a mental issue than a drug use issue. In the abundance of water the fool is thirsty...Robert Nesta Marley
I love how they edited in the little moment that Rick almost got run over by a bike. That is probably the most Amsterdam thing there is. And the reason why we sometimes hate tourist. Look out where you walk.
Besides the big two of London and Paris, Amsterdam is my favorite European city. The canals are so beautiful. I like how the trams run in the middle of the street. It's also cool how most people ride bikes- the city isn't congested with trucks. There are a lot of hot women in Amsterdam. I don't smoke weed, but I respect the rights of those who do. It's a victimless crime. As for prostitution, live and let live. I personally would've pay for sex since I wouldn't sleep with a woman who has been with so many guys. However, a person should be able to do whatever they want with their body, as long as they do so safely. The Anne Frank museum is a must-see 23:20 Vondel Park is beautiful. I love the diversity of Amsterdam
Thank you for this video of Amsterdam. I can highly recommend to visit Utrecht or Amersfoort too. Or Noordwijk at the sea, with the beautiful beach-clubs (it just looks like Ibiza), the Efteling themepark, that is better than disneyland Paris. Or beautiful Middelburg of Maastricht. All preserved so very well. Oh and visit the really Dutch ‘living’ museum iN Arnhem. It will be as if you walked into the Netherlands 100 years ago. All these city’s are a lot quieter then Amsterdam. And much more ‘real Dutch’. And about the drugs I can say that children at school get a lot of preventive lessons about drugs. They have to learn what it does to you body (as sigarettes and alcohol) and people who were addicted come tell their story. You see a lot of drugs in Amsterdam (tourists) but not really much in other villages or city’s because of that. Most people under 45 years speak fluant English. They have English lessons at school from the age of 4. The older Dutch people can speak French or German better. They had more lessons in that. So if you speak English as your native language you just can speak English here, no problem. Welcome to all the tourists!!!
Many years ago I visited, read a book ( before internet and google) about Indonesian food, told my friend about it but she seemed to think I was not well informed on the subject and asked the tour guide. He recommended INDONESIAN FOOD! So we went and it was excellent. She was more or less always dissing me. We are not even in touch anymore.
I'd been to Amsaterdam in 1994. The city was beautiful and impressed to me. I missed the food,milk and ice cream that I had eaten there. I love the canal, wind mill, so and so . God bless the citizen of Amsterdam.!
This channel is a dream itself.
To all τhe people who create, work and produce here you're creating much more than just travelling content.
You're creating will for life!
Thank you.
Speaking of pot, this whole series is a dream to binge watch while high af. Each one a half hour vacation.
Jep, haha.
😆 😆
Mcgibs, did you know Rick Steves is a HUGE proponent of recreational and medicinal marijuana legalization/decriminalization!! He has done tremendous work in Michigan and several other states fighting for our common sense right to use, possess, and cultivate cannabis. Definitely a man of culture!! You might not guess it but Rick tokes the herb haha. Seriously though, he's done some really great work helping us to get common sense cannabis legislation. Only made me respect him all the more. Cheers bud!
My ideal Saturday morning consists of enjoying a cup of coffee, smoking a little weed, and binge-watching Rick Steves’ Europe
I watch it with alcohol. Sober, too.
I lived in the Netherlands for nearly 15 years. I loved the Dutch people for many reason, and fell in love with their country. I even learned their language. I highly recommend this as a FIRST STOP for visitors who have never been to Europe, as the people are bilingual for certain, yet are likely to speak 4-5 languages. You won't be disappointed. HINT - Take a B&B and you'll learn a whole not more of the people, the culture, the history, and city.
Your name is finnish?
@@hipbubble7685 Spanish
I was in Amsterdam last summer, and I have been to most of the places in this video, people are friendly, food is just amazing 👌I think Netherlands is my favorite country in the world 💯
I need to visit!!!
One day, I will visit :)
Food amazing?
Ek voel die selfde oor daardie land en hul mense.
huh
I could have been in this. Haha.
I was cycling with my young daughter in her childseat in front of me when I got stopped by Rick's crew, if they could film me for this travelshow about Amsterdam. I was quite suspisious because I never heard of Rick Steves, but finally agreed. Three times I had to cycle towards theme.
Unfortunately we didn't make the cut. :)
Thats super cool!
Jammer weer hè 🙈
It is a smart country, full of tolerance, passion and wonderful arts. It is the place being blessed, thanks for the sharing. Keep on sharing!
Visited Amsterdam dozens of times, can attest that the city is absolutely gorgeous.
Qi Xiao me too, my favorite city in Europe.
Hands down.. One of the most pleasing and amazing online traveling experience.. Keep up the good work, Rick...
I visited Amsterdam last summer, and I think it might be my favorite place in the world so far. The people were so friendly and the food was amazing. The city was beautiful and riding a bike around was very simple. I hope to one day visit again or even realize my dream of living in Europe. Can anyone recommend a city in Europe that has a similar vibe to Amsterdam?
+Conner Hendrick Perhaps look at other cities in The Netherlands. Groningen, Maastricht, Utrecht, Den Bosch and Nijmegen are some of my favorite places!
What about Den Haag? I think the king lives there.
Berlin
Conner Hendrick utrecht
Lisbon - A "forgotten" capital of Europe. Almost same view on soft drugs and very open, vibrant and colorfull.. and much cheaper than most european capitals, with lots of sun
Rick Steves really is the best travel-content creator I know. Such a nice guy too!
Amsterdam is such a wonderful place to live. Light and love from The Philippines.
Favorite city I've been to in Europe. Busy but yet doesn't feel hectic. Everyone just seems to be relaxed and laid back
LOL, Rick Steves playing dumb about how much a gram of pot is.
huhuh 😂😂👌
WOah i found Eric!!!
+Carlos Alfonso woo! I leave comments all around random videos so you'll have to watch them all to find them. 😁
😂😂😂😂😂😂I know right??😂😂😂😂😂 I'm going to act totally clueless like Rick Steven's when I go to Amsterdam next week....
your glass must be half empty poor Beardbrand.. Sorry for you to only capture the negative things of life.. Wish you all the best though
Recently started watching your videos. Have fallen in love with your creations, so well researched, wonderfully articulated and beautifully captured, a lethal combination. ☺
Beautiful country .. very peaceful environment.. thank you for uploading this beautiful video
Greetings from Hanoi to my Dutch friends ! Hopefully you coming back Hanoi after this pandemic! Missing Amsterdam!
Awesome video of Amsterdam! Thank you for producing it Rick. I never leave on a trip without your traveling guide. Thank you for producing them
The Rijksmuseum alone is worth a visit to Amsterdam. Truly a magnificent museum where one can spend an entire day!
Amsterdam have the right idea with regards to marijuana. It should be the same all over the world. Just my opinion. The store clerk was so spot on when she said, "in Amsterdam, we believe it's better to tolerate than to put people in prison." So true!
I agree, I mean it's gonna happen anyway... Just... This way is safer. For everyone. Thumbs up to Dutch people! ;)
TJ Anderson for me if you like it and doesn't hurt your brain and is a soft drug, and also doesn't affect me. Do it, I don't care
Ik right! We should behave and approach some
things like the dutch!
TA 5
TA 5 just so everyone knows. Less than 1%. Of prison is for marijuana. He’s lying
I can't get enough of Rick Stevens travel knowledge, even so I saw most of the places he has visits...
One of the best travel videos I have seen ❤️ great places shown with great insights. Perfect script.. Almost every other line can be a caption to a picture and it will be a small little story in itself.
I think they edited out the part where he buys some pot. lol
You KNOW he did!
"Throughout the Netherlands, places selling marijuana are called "coffeeshops." For decades now, the Dutch, like many Europeans, view marijuana as a soft drug - like tobacco and alcohol. Marijuana use is tolerated. But hard drugs are strictly forbidden." -Rick.
They cut out more than that in the red light district
good for him
Your right
Age and health forbid me from travel. Thank you Rick for your wonderful presentation ions. Clear and understandable introductions to each country. I so enjoy travelling with you. A sincere thank you.
Wonderful presentations. Life filled with so many colors.Highly charmed!
And if you ever go to Amsterdam or Haarlem (idk) i suggest you to just wander around, get lost. It's cool to see parts they don't tell you about on the internet. Being Dutch myself i know alot of cool places in Amsterdam you never hear about. So i suggest you go just wander arround. If you're lost you can always ask for help, i'm sure alot of people are willing to help you
Why is army here
yes true the best way to explore amsterdam is with a native and when you take some hits from the dutch you will get lost anyways but amsterdam is so nice to walk trough
Rosa Faas I am planning for a solo trip from India .. is it safe for girls ?
@@bangaloredays745 I'm a bit late but yeah it's pretty safe
@@bangaloredays745 "is it safe for girls?" LOL!
I Was in Amsterdam on September 2019, very exciting on 100 canal, cruising, traditional bridge, building architecture, Rembrant painter..etc🌿🙏
Great work Rick!! I just realized this one was just posted today! I enjoyed all your videos and i hope I could travel in Europe and learn all diverse cultures like you did. You are awesome!!
Went there in October 1993, fell in love with a wonderful Dutch girl, loved it he people, food, cannibis, beer and the city has an incredible intoxicating free happy energy. Best city in the world.
I went to Amsterdam and I'll never forget it everytime I see a video or photo of Amsterdam I feel positivity
Loved Rolinka, while touring Paris and South of France. She is a treasure! Contemplating my next tour to Amsterdam this time... Rick Steves tours rock!
What an excellent video, nicely presented and good easy pace. Nice look at the city. Thumbs up.
Rick Steve.I have watched more that a dozen of your videos and wish to especially thank you for your video on the "THE NETHERLANDS BEYOND AMESTERDAM.Excellent again! My grandfather Dirk Groot was born in North Holland in Wormerveer in 1846.
I was born in Holland, in the south. Very nice video. amusing!! Thank you!
Amazing content and your choice of good guides who know so much of their cities & history we all learn so much more ❤️
Hellloow sir erick im so glad that you have a channel like this..you know what i have plan to go in part of england to see everything in there..but it help me to grant my wishes to go there through your channel..i felt i went to england..im so happy for this..i love your channel..God bless..
I have so much love for Amsterdam, it’s the one place I feal at home in,
Amsterdam was an absolute beautiful experience! Can't wait to return this summer
This video was originally one of the biggest inspirations and helpers when I was planning my trip last year
Thank you for all the amazing info and looks into all of these incredible cities/countries
"What would one gram of marijuana look like?"
LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW ALREADY RICK PLAYA PLAYA
I don't know, he seems kind of naive. He referred to buying unrolled cannabis as "loose leaf".
Who says that?
In one of his books he referred to blond hash as "white hash". I wrote to him and he actually wrote back and thanked me for my correction.
Punk fk u
xCoreProductions that was my thought exactly because the Netherlands is the country that supports soft drug use. Well one of the only ones anyways. I think it’s really cool that they give freedom to do what ever you want pretty much.
He’s just older. He still knows what a gram is.
Give Steve some credit guys 😆
Rick you have done a great job capturing the feel of this dynamic and vibrant city.
Really love your documentaries sir . We learn so much in just 25 mins . Thank you very much !
you have just caught my attention .. i love the way you explain things with no exaggeration and biasness .. Really admire you !!
im watching you rick since 3 years, dont get bored even once while you show me europe👌
This is amazing story of city with Van Gogh’s art and Anne Frank of Amsterdam. Thank you RS!♥️👏👍
It’s true because I’m an artist in heart and would like to visit every museum in Amsterdam at least for a week to immerse myself in Van Gogh’s life and his arts. am crazy about his sorrow, passion and the talent. I don’t think he knew himself.😢he just wanted paint everything around in his short life. RIP.🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Nice city/country to look and live, my record to Holland is more then 50 times at 1996 begins. Sailing on cargo ship specially to Amsterdam and Rotterdam harbour/port , but visited by tourist myself 4 weeks also. Amsterdam tall ships festival was impressive.
J'adore. Je l'ai visité. Pour moi c'est l'une des plus belles villes au monde 🗺 ❤️❤️❤️❤️j'aimerais y retourner 😘😘
I can watch this over and over again.
I agree!
Amsterdam is great!! I will visit it soon that's for sure. Thank You👍👍
Congratulations! Your channel is amazing! Great video
Dutch people are awesome. I can't wait to visit your beautiful country.
This very idiosyncrasy of tolerance and an assimilative approach for all forms of behavioral peccadillos and indiscretions elevates the Dutch as the "truly civilized" people on this planet. Kudos!
This is great and resourceful! Thank you!
I love my boy Rick Steeves pointing out systemic social injustice. What a legend.
Rick in bike lane @ 4:50. Loved our first trip last year!!!!
My favourite City in Europe 🇨🇦‼️🇳🇱💕
I need to try that rice table. All that food looks delicious.
Woh it's amazing ... Very nice place for the tourists 👍
Rick, I recommend you to do this Amsterdam homeless' tour.
I don't know if they have english guides, but it is really worthwhile.
An ex-homeless person tells you about the history of drugs, how it all started, underworld business and how the goverment reacted, mostly from his own experience.
There will be homeless people even if there are free housing everywhere. It is more of a mental issue than a drug use issue. In the abundance of water the fool is thirsty...Robert Nesta Marley
Very High quality video that really shows Amazing Amsterdam !!!
Fantastic job Steve, really appreciate your work!
Great video Sir.Finest documentry I have come across.Thanks.
You are incredible Rick! Keep it up!
Love this, and learning more about my Favorite Artists, Van Gough to Rembrandt. So Wonderful. Thank you Rick
That Van Gogh part was unexpectedly heavy.
Very informative. Beautiful place. If only travelling was free, I’ll be in Netherlands in no time ❤️ 🇳🇱
The Netherlands is my favorite European country!!!! Livable, plenty to see and do. Amazing food and people!
Hello
Hola
Was in Amsterdam like 30 years ago and would love to go back for a visit. Lovely city.
It's not like back then anymore. You have no idea how lucky you are to experienced the Real Amsterdam, as it vanished.
must have been nice before ethnic replacement policies. @@qwerf1897
My husband and I want to visit here someday, definitely!
It'd be our dream trip. 👍
Very nice video, really calming/soothing and fun to watch.
I love how they edited in the little moment that Rick almost got run over by a bike. That is probably the most Amsterdam thing there is. And the reason why we sometimes hate tourist. Look out where you walk.
Hate is such a strong word...
Thanks Rick, another virtual trip to my hometown.
Besides the big two of London and Paris, Amsterdam is my favorite European city. The canals are so beautiful. I like how the trams run in the middle of the street. It's also cool how most people ride bikes- the city isn't congested with trucks. There are a lot of hot women in Amsterdam.
I don't smoke weed, but I respect the rights of those who do. It's a victimless crime.
As for prostitution, live and let live. I personally would've pay for sex since I wouldn't sleep with a woman who has been with so many guys. However, a person should be able to do whatever they want with their body, as long as they do so safely.
The Anne Frank museum is a must-see
23:20 Vondel Park is beautiful. I love the diversity of Amsterdam
Peter Parker Hi dear hw rr u please can I be you friend
It's so amazing how good your videos are, especially for it being a 2015 release.
Thank you for this video of Amsterdam. I can highly recommend to visit Utrecht or Amersfoort too. Or Noordwijk at the sea, with the beautiful beach-clubs (it just looks like Ibiza), the Efteling themepark, that is better than disneyland Paris. Or beautiful Middelburg of Maastricht. All preserved so very well. Oh and visit the really Dutch ‘living’ museum iN Arnhem. It will be as if you walked into the Netherlands 100 years ago. All these city’s are a lot quieter then Amsterdam. And much more ‘real Dutch’. And about the drugs I can say that children at school get a lot of preventive lessons about drugs. They have to learn what it does to you body (as sigarettes and alcohol) and people who were addicted come tell their story. You see a lot of drugs in Amsterdam (tourists) but not really much in other villages or city’s because of that. Most people under 45 years speak fluant English. They have English lessons at school from the age of 4. The older Dutch people can speak French or German better. They had more lessons in that. So if you speak English as your native language you just can speak English here, no problem. Welcome to all the tourists!!!
Great video, informative, I enjoyed it. I visited Amsterdam in 1999. I would love to go back. Again great video.
I lived 10 years in this city and I had the best time of my life. The twenties! I have the best memories of it and u miss it a lot. Nice video👍
After watching the video and the way of describing I really feel as if I am touring along with you sir.
Amsterdam is very pretty.
great country enjoy travel stay safe god bless
Beautiful europe😍thanke you rick steves to show this beauty 😍😍😍
Great video Rick. Most videos seem to ignore or place a taboo on the coffeshops. I found you're approach refreshing!
Shoutout to that waiter who explained every dish I hope he gets everything good in the world
Been here its so beautiful with so many quaint cozy coffee deli places would move here in a heartbeat !
Thanks Rick ... I've decided where to go next April for week one of my otherwise completely Italian annual vacation ...
How was your trip.
hi , it was a beautiful tour with u, we r from india, our son is in holland so we enjoyed ur commentary even more, we have become ur fans
That Indonesian food looks delicious. It seems like a nice city. I would love to visit someday.
I visitied Amsterdam on a trip. It actually really is a nice city.
Many years ago I visited, read a book ( before internet and google) about Indonesian food, told my friend about it but she seemed to think I was not well informed on the subject and asked the tour guide. He recommended INDONESIAN FOOD! So we went and it was excellent. She was more or less always dissing me. We are not even in touch anymore.
I went just before the lock down,it`s frigging great.
I love Amsterdam ❤️
Such a nice interpretation of the city and its culture.
I'd been to Amsaterdam in 1994. The city was beautiful and impressed to me. I missed the food,milk and ice cream that I had eaten there. I love the canal, wind mill, so and so
.
God bless the citizen of Amsterdam.!
Rick Steves doing a better job at reporting than any news network
We call all agree Rick Steves smoked a lot of weed on this visit!!
Well done, i enjoying to watching in it also better quality than TV's
All time show someone like your comment but not show a channel so I don't no who liked my comment .
very beautiful place
So Beautiful Amsterdam ❤️
I am from India but my dream to travel in Amsterdam ❤️
Thanks Rick! Used your audio tours and loved it
great video! thank you for reminding about a great vacation there:) beautiful city with nice people...
I love travel....and you have made me choose Amsterdam as my next destination..
If only the buildings had a Clark gable
For Barcelona, Spain, I'd like to say I also love the house which looks as if it grows from the land.